Battlefords News-Optimist

Calgary Police are searching for a Regina man as a person of interest in the murder of Carrot River, Sask., resident Sheldon Wolf. Wolf, 47, was reported missing to Calgary Police on Feb.

Vaccine Delivery There were 271 COVID-19 vaccine doses administered yesterday in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 50,326. With this, 108 per cent of the doses received have been administered to date.

The City of North Battleford is still working on a way to honour hockey player Colby Cave. Cave, who played minor hockey in the Battlefords and went on to the NHL with the Boston Bruins and the Edmonton Oilers, died in 2020 following a brain bleed.

Tickets are now on sale for the 2021-22 Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation Monthly Lottery with $50,000 in cash prizes to be given away over the next year. The tickets are only $110 each and only 1,300 tickets are sold.

When will things return to normal? That is the question the North Battleford Department of Parks and Recreation is trying to come up with an answer for.

You don’t have to worry about your town, city or RM in Saskatchewan passing a bylaw banning handguns, something the federal government will soon be allowing municipalities to do. That’s because, at least in Saskatchewan, they can’t.

Letter to the Editor

Saskatchewan RCMP have charged a man for willful promotion of hate under the Criminal Code.

North Battleford city council heard the latest update on the smart meter installation process at their Planning Committee meeting Tuesday.