Battlefords News-Optimist

Clean up from the windstorm of July 17 still continues. As well as damage to bins and other buildings, many trees were taken down. The last few days it has been possible to work in the garden where weeds have been growing profusely.

This weekend so far (seeing as I am writing this on Sunday evening) has been one of the best of the season to be here at the lake.

It just isn't the image any community wants - achieving top billing on the Statistics Canada Crime Severity Index for the second year running.

All unnecessary watering within the city of North Battleford is prohibited until further notice. Production has been shut down at Water Treatment Plant number one for construction and maintenance on internal piping.

Relationships and self-esteem were the two main thrusts of a "Walk the Talk" presentation at Battleford's Indian Métis Friendship Center July 27.

All kinds of kookie activity drew children to Central Park beside the North Battleford Library July 28.

Comment and History from a Prairie Perspective

I had an interesting chat the other day with my friend, Michael Zwaagstra, as we were visiting their place in Steinbach, Man.

It's not often an owl flies into someone's face but it happened to Skyler Steier, a vehicles and equipment mechanic with Fleet Services from North Battleford, June 21.

First of all I must apologize as I have taken so long to get the month of July community news reported due to the postal strike and my husband and I were on holidays for a couple of weeks to parts of British Columbia and Alberta.