Local News

Battlefords MLA Herb Cox rose in the legislature Monday to recognize another major financial boost for the Saskatchewan Hospital New Beginnings campaign.

ST. BRIEUX — St. Brieux’s Bourgault Industries has issued layoff notices to seven per cent of its workforce. In a release, the company said the layoffs will take effect in approximately eight weeks.

MELFORT — The City of Melfort will be trying to get government funding to fix the city’s water loss problem. This year the city has had 45 water line breaks, losing the city 23 per cent of its water.

Battlefords RCMP are inviting members of the public to town hall meetings in Meota and Cochin. The Meota meeting is slated for Tuesday, Nov. 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Meota Community Centre. Cochin rink hall will host the other meeting at 7 p.m.

A '15' on a scale of one to ten: Blake Emmons

EDAM — The 28th annual Edam Fall Fair is in the books. The event started on Friday evening Oct. 26, with Class 9 People’s Choice Cow/Calf pair.

A former Unity resident has earned the Governor General’s Medal for Bravery. Cole Marshall, son of Steve Marshall and Victoria Leibel, was born in 1986 and was a student at Unity Composite High Schoo. He, now lives in Medicine Hat, Alta.

A local legend who was the namesake of Humboldt’s arena has died. Elgar Petersen passed away at his Cudworth nursing home on Nov. 3 at the age of 82. Jamie Brockman, the Bronco’s president, said Petersen meant a lot to his team.

Elizabeth Moser says she could not believe her eyes when she checked the numbers on her Western 649 and Extra ticket and discovered she won $100,000 on the Aug 15 draw. “I checked the numbers online on the day after the draw,” she said.

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre has partnered once again this year with SaskEnergy and the Boys and Girls Club to host a Share the Warmth, Coats for Kids Clinic. The clinic will be held Saturday, Nov. 24 from 1 to 3 p.m.