Battlefords News-Optimist

The City of North Battleford has given its approval to a new deputy unit commander position with the Community Safety Officer program.

A lawyer representing an Alberta man accused of being one of five gang members who took RCMP on a 150-kilometre, two-hour chase gave the Crown a proposed resolution. Kyle Lajimodiere from Cold Lake, Alta.

There is no letup to the public health orders in place in the province to combat COVID-19. At the latest news conference with Premier Scott Moe and chief medical health officer Dr.

A warrant was issued for a Biggar man who was arrested by the North Battleford RCMP gang unit after he failed to appear in court. Matthew Greer, 34, was scheduled to enter a plea in North Battleford Provincial Court Jan. 25.

There were 362 doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered yesterday in Saskatchewan – this brings the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 34,080. As of January 25, 104 per cent of the doses received have been administered.

A bail hearing for a man who was wanted by police for about eight months was adjourned again in North Battleford Provincial Court. The show cause hearing for Johnathan Swiftwolfe, 24, on Jan. 25 was adjourned to Jan. 28.

A massive overnight fire has destroyed the car wash at the Battleford Esso station off highway 4 in Battleford. Battleford fire were on the scene with a full complement of 20 firefighters to battle the blaze.

The Battlefords North Stars are not yet throwing in the towel on their hopes of resuming the 2020-21 hockey season.

Insp. Tom Beck of Battlefords RCMP detachment told North Battleford city council Monday one of the initiatives coming in 2021 is the creation of a First Nations Community Policing Unit. According to Beck, this First Nations unit will be starting Feb.

The longtime city clerk at North Battleford City Hall is calling it a career. The city has bid farewell to Director of Legislative Services Debbie Wohlberg.