Battlefords News-Optimist

The rooms are large and bright, the staff and participants are enjoying the new space and the grand opening was a chance to show everything off to the community and guests from afar.

Battlefords Interval House, the shelter for women and children fleeing violence, is celebrating 30 years of operation in the community with a special celebration in October.

It continues to be an exceptional year for building permits issued in North Battleford, with the permit value showing another strong increase in August.

It's that time of year again: the windows are closed more often than open, the house fills with the dusty smell of furnaces that haven't been lit all summer, scarves are making a come-back and winter gear shifts to the front of the closet.

Jenna Welsh, Grade 9-12 science and physics teacher at Carlton Comprehensive High School in Prince Albert, experienced an opportunity to strengthen her teaching skills first hand during a Rock'n the Classroom GeoVenture Saskatchewan Mining Associatio

A weekend of skill development, fun and a chance to watch some elite hockey, that is what is in store for four local area hockey players and 156 others from across the province.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his cabinet and caucus are famous for their distrust of the media and their subsequent inaccessibility. He has that minority government thing going, and seems to be in a constant state of damage prevention.

North Battleford's Parks, Recreation, Culture and Heritage Committee met Monday and approved four community grant during the session.

The second of two buildings moved were on to a new site Sept. 16 to begin the process of eventually baling and selling recycled newsprint and cardboard in Radisson.

RCMP in Colonsay continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Victor Mateyshin, an 84-year-old man from the community of Bruno.