Battlefords News-Optimist

The Saskatchewan Health Authority is advising residents that there has been a delay in the shipment of Pfizer vaccines expected to arrive the week of June 21.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation has announced their longtime executive director, Claudette McGuire, will be retiring. She has announced her retirement effective July 31.

Battleford resident Tim Popp is one of 26 individuals being recognized by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan as recipients of the Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers.

A Saskatoon man was handed four years in prison for child porn charges and robbing nine businesses in Central Saskatchewan.

Students from the Battlefords and surrounding area are among those receiving Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Industry Scholarships. The scholarships are overseen by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.

Saskatchewan’s Ministry of environment is reminding campers to be “be bear aware” this season. The ministry points out that many of Saskatchewan’s parks and campgrounds are in bear country and bears have been known to wander through on occasion.

Has anyone noticed the beautiful butterflies fluttering around this spring? They go for all different types of flowers. Earlier in May, small white ones were plentiful and resembled cabbage butterflies, but that would be too early in the season.

Maidstone RCMP are investigating a theft of a Grey 2008 Ford F-350 with Sask. plate RRT 111. The truck has a long box with a red slip tank in the back. The truck was stolen in the R.M of Wilton on June 21, 2021.

USask base for new initiative

Meat processing giant JBS recently paid out a US$11 million ransom following a cyber attack, according to reports. Most of its meatpacking facilities, including the one in Alberta, remained idle for a few days.