Local News

EAST CENTRAL — A parliamentary committee is not making a recommendation whether school buses should have seat belts, urging more research on the issue.

Calgary –The Petroleum Services Association of Canada (PSAC) expressed extreme disappointment on June 12 with the decision by the Trudeau government to not accept the full slate of amendments for Bill C-69 proposed by the Senate following lengthy con

Gamex Bingo will remain closed for the next couple of months. A meeting of the Battlefords and District Bingo Association Inc.

City officials say they will meet with volunteers from the North Battleford Historic Archives to address their concerns about the future of the organization.

CARROT RIVER — Police are looking for a red and black late 1980s to early 1990s Toyota quarter-ton truck that left the scene after hitting an electrified parking post and beam at the Carrot River Inn.

EAST CENTRAL — Many areas of the province that are in need of rain did not receive any this past week, June 4 to June 10. However, localized rain helped to relieve dry topsoil moisture conditions in the northwest and southeast.

Recent news from City Council meetings, being reported in the local media, regarding emerald ash borer has indicated a somewhat different picture than the actual reality of the pest in the province.

The Battlefords RCMP are asking the assistance of the public in locating Kevin Richard Petit, 33, of North Battleford.

The issue of downtown benches has made its way to City Hall. Controversy had been swirling in the community about the benches, which were installed as part of the downtown revitalization efforts in recent years.