Local News

The Mardi Gras fundraiser for Battlefords Trade and Education Centre took place Saturday at the Don Ross Centre. People showed up for the fun(draising), the masks, the silent and live auctions and, of course, the prizes.

RCMP, WPD Ambulance and the North Battleford Fire Department responded to a two vehicle collision Friday just before 2 p.m. at 1002-109 th Street. No one was injured, however one vehicle sustained major damage and had to be towed.

The Smile Cookie program worked wonders this year, raising $10,500 for the Battlefords Union Hospital.

If you were in Battleford last Thursday and Friday you might have seen a bright orange vehicle with the words Tornado Hunter written across it.

Battlefords RCMP will be in a number of school zones in the Battlefords area to bring awareness to parents and the motoring public about school zone safety when school buses are present.

The Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention was held in Regina this past week and the biggest news to come out of it was confirmation by Premier Brad Wall that the provincial government would run a deficit.

An active and distinguished member of the local First Nation community in the Battlefords has passed away. Harold Greyeyes died Jan. 31 at the age of 86. He leaves behind his wife Estelle and his family.

Distracted driving is the traffic safety spotlight for the month of February. Police across the province will be watching for people using cellphones to talk, text, email or surf the Internet while driving.

KINLEY — A 43-year-old Kinley man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of 26-year-old Beverly Littlecrow, also of Kinley, Jan. 24.

GOODSOIL — Curtis and James Hofer say they were convinced something was wrong with the barcode when the ticket checker showed their Lotto Max ticket had won $1,000,000.