Battlefords News-Optimist

The town of Maymont ended up part of the narrative in an armed robbery that took place in a Quill Lake financial institution. According to the RCMP the robbery happened around 11:07 am Tuesday, Aug. 23 in Quill Lake.

A new car wash is coming to North Battleford based on a building plan presented at city council August 22.

It's official: 2011 has beaten 2010 for building permit values in the city of North Battleford. Overall, for the year so far through July, 78 permits have been issued for $50,590,600, compared to 92 issued for $33,888,500 in 2010.

The city of North Battleford has unanimously passed amendments to two of its borrowing bylaws on Monday, to reflect more favorable rates the city is receiving on banker's acceptance fees with the Royal Bank.

Time frames for completion of the Credit Union CUPlex components continue to come into sharper focus as construction continues.

Aug. 12, a break and enter occurred at a residence on the 1400 block of 108th Street. Aug. 14, a black purse and contents were stolen from a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer parked on Hamelin Street. Aug.

Recently, Ed, my neighbour next door, was disgusted with a news statement that said: "As little as fifteen minutes of exercise a day can add years to your life." "There is nothing that can add years to your life," insisted Ed.

Here are some more of the items dealt with at the regular meeting of city council in North Battleford on Aug.

Dear Editor Experts say texting and driving a vehicle is as bad as operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol.

As Lorne Harasen said on behalf of the 2011 inductees in his reply speech, "the heart and soul of baseball is in the rural communities.