Battlefords News-Optimist

A Second World War flying ace from Battleford recently turned 100 years old. Wing Commander (Ret’d) James “Stocky” Edwards celebrated his milestone at a party at his residence in Comox, B.C. June 5.

Nakoda language courses will be offered at the 10, 20 and 30 levels at Saskatchewan schools starting in the 2021-22 school year.

From the city: The City of North Battleford engages in a larvicide program using the commercial product Vectobac to control mosquito populations in the City.

A 13-year-old girl accused of aggravated assault against two young children in a wooded area in La Ronge was released on bail.

The shocking discovery of unmarked graves in Kamloops, B.C., has resurfaced an old dispute about whether a northern Saskatchewan children’s home is a residential school.

The Borden Museum held their official opening June 5. While Bob Wardhaugh played his accordion for the singing of O Canada, Peter Thiessen raised the Canada flag to the top then lowered it to half mast.

More construction continues in Meota and Lakeview areas, and renovating continues, too. The value of all real estate has climbed and there are some “for sale” signs up again.

The regional chief for the Assembly of First Nations in Alberta and the chief of the Enoch Cree First Nation agree that renaming Edmonton’s CFL team is a step in the right direction towards reconciliation.

In the early morning hours on June 6, Meadow Lake RCMP responded to a structure fire at the local Meadow Lake and District Arena.

Vaccines Reported An additional 13,642 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 800,772.