Battlefords News Optimist

Saskatoon Opera will be returning to the Battlefords this Saturday as special guests at a benefit fundraiser for the continuing restoration of the historic Battleford Opera House.

A large grass and bush fire filled the sky with smoke to the east of North Battleford on Tuesday.

Frustrated fire officials are urging the public to be on the lookout for arsonists - again - in connection to dumpster fires in the city. Dumpster fires have become an annual occurrence in the city at this time of year.

If you are like me, you are still trying to get your jaw off the floor over the results of the May 2 election. The results were stunning. The Conservatives didn't just get back in, but do so with a majority.

A boy was taken to Battlefords Union Hospital after being hit by a motor vehicle May 4. North Battlefored Fire and Emergency Services reports the boy was unharmed in the incident. The collision happened around 5:22 p.m.

A young offender has been charged in connection to theft of a motor vehicle reported stolen in the Maidstone area.

For the past month, news from the Battlefords North Stars office has been quiet, but that changed Monday when it was announced graduating forward Mitch Galbraith had committed to a Canadian university for the next hockey season.

Story:How exciting would it be to know your passion for writing has earned an award in all of Canada? This is what 12-year-old, Grade 7 student Katrina Laing has accomplished.

North West Regional College recently held a closing ceremony to recognize students completing requirements in business, office education, aboriginal community development, electrician, carpentry, welding, and youth care worker programs delivered at B

The Champions of Mental Health Awards initiative was conceived and organized by the North Battleford branch of the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS) last year, with five members of the community being presented awards