Local News

There are some minor changes coming to some of the priority snow clearing routes in North Battleford.

All executive positions have been filled for 2019 at the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce.

The RCMP Crime Reduction teams continue deployments in Saskatchewan. The North Battleford Crime Reduction Team’s latest deployment from Feb 6 to 10, in conjunction with the Onion Lake RCMP detachment resulted in multiple arrests.

Did you know cell phones could travel? Trevor Heintz of Luseland was unloading canola at the elevator Dec. 12 in Plenty.

WATROUS — The Watrous Curling Club will host this year’s masters curling provincials.

TISDALE — Tisdale’s economic development officer is moving on to a bigger economic development department. Sean Wallace will be taking a new position as the director of economic development in Drumheller, Alta. He tendered his resignation Feb.

Don’t call it the new “North Battleford Hospital.” It is Saskatchewan Hospital, according to North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater, who waded into the debate this week about funding for a new hospital in Prince Albert.

There is good news to report for pizza lovers on North Battleford’s east side. City council in North Battleford approved a discretionary use application for a proposed new pizza parlour on Monday night.

The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies Career Centre is now working out of 1301-101st St., across the street from City Hall. The organization marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday morning.

MUENSTER — A major renovation at Muenster School is on the Horizon School Division’s wish list. Each year, the provincial education ministry asks each school division to submit a few major capital projects.