Local News

A member of Nipawin Council has stepped down. Marla Walton is resigning due to health reasons. She said she remains a representative for Nipawin on the North East School Division's board.

Housing in the Northeast: part two

After struggling against the Flin Flon Bombers during the regular season, the Nipawin Hawks will be out for revenge as they get set to hook up in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League’s semifinal playoff series.

The Nipawin Hawks are moving on to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinal playoff series after completing a four-game sweep of the Humboldt Broncos with a 4-3 win in Humboldt.

The Nipawin Hawks edged one game closer to a spot in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League semifinals with a 4-2 victory on home ice over the Humboldt Broncos.

Battlefords RCMP responded to 41 calls for service during the period of Monday, March 27 to Tuesday, March 28, including the following: Monday, March 2 8:00 a.m. – Report of theft from a city residence by a house guest. 11:26 a.m.

Unity RCMP, RCMP Major Crime Unit North and the RCMP Emergency Response Team are on scene of a suspicious sudden death of an adult female in the RM of Buffalo approximately five kilometres northeast of Wilkie.

The Northeast’s three largest communities will have to look at raising taxes due to a reduction in provincial funding announced in the budget.

Daily Report March 24-27

North Battleford has taken a big revenue hit in the wake of the provincial budget handed down last week. The City is one of many communities across Saskatchewan dealing with the loss of SaskPower and SaskEnergy grants-in-lieu to municipalities.