Local News

The City of North Battleford has reminded all property owners who haven’t paid their 2018 property taxes to do so by Dec. 31. If the property taxes are not paid by Dec. 31, a 10 per cent penalty is added to the amounts outstanding.

TISDALE — Renovations on the Tisdale RECplex are complete. The renovations saw repairs on the building’s roof which had cracks causing leaks.

Humboldt council has passed a budget that focuses on road, water and sewer projects, as well as increases the tax levy by two per cent. The budget was approved at a special meeting Dec. 20.

Mark Richardson, Boyd Wakelin and Rena Weikle from RBC Dominion Securities Inc. came by Battlefords Trade and Education Centre on Dec. 12 with a donation to help pay for BTEC’s new BEAM system.

Opposition leader Ryan Meili says it was a strong fall session for the Saskatchewan NDP in the legislature. “We were really happy with the way things went,” said Meili of the NDP’s performance in a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon.

As the town grows and gets more calls, most Battleford fire department staff are getting a raise. The fire department consists of 16 compensated volunteers, along with some staff, including a fire chief.

A Lake Lenore business was robbed by gunpoint. A lone man entered a business on the 100 block of Main Street during the morning of Dec. 19 with a firearm and demanded money. The suspect made off with an undisclosed amount of money.

MELFORT — Ryan Danberg has been hired by the City of Melfort to be their new city manager. He will start his new role on Jan. 1.

Dog Handler Cpl. Colin Pyne and Police Service Dog Soap of the Battlefords RCMP were instrumental in saving the life of a suspect earlier this month, says a release from F Division. Cst. Michael Page of Onion Lake RCMP, Cpl.

Four people have been charged with offences related to firearms and attempting to escape police after an incident in Thunderchild First Nation area. Turtleford RCMP report that at approximately 1:30 a.m. on Dec.