Local News

More prestigious recognition has come to the local business Gold Eagle Lodge. The Tourism Industry Association of Canada announced the hotel was a finalist for a Canadian Tourism Awards.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 182 calls for service between Friday, Sept. 15 at 6 a.m. and Monday, Sept. 18 at 6 a.m., including: On Sept. 16 at 3:58 p.m.

RCMP are reporting a fatal rollover occurred on a grid road five kilometers south of Paynton on Friday afternoon.

A 69-year-old man from Prince Albert driving an ATV in Porcupine Provincial Forest was found deceased after colliding with a large dirt embankment.

A 23-year-old man was found deceased in a field 10 kilometres south of Weirdale from what looks to be a hunting accident. Shortly after 8:00 p.m. Sept. 16, Nipawin RCMP responded to a complaint of an injured man.

The North Battleford Good Neighbour Network and the Battlefords and District Labour Council hosted the annual community block party which ran the afternoon of Sunday, Sept. 10. The event brought out a number of residents.

Due to inclement weather, the Recycle More Trash Less event, held to promote the proper use of garbage and recycle bins in the city, was moved to the Don Ross Centre indoors on Wednesday evening.

There will be six official Saskatchewan Party leadership debates held and North Battleford will be the site for one of them. November 16 has been set as the date for the North Battleford debate.

The province is calling on technology companies and researchers to submit proposals for a 16-week residency program to tackle rural crime.

The provincial New Democrats have moved up their leadership vote by a couple of months.