Local News

Kindersley and Eston RCMP are currently investigating an incident of two men near the Elizabeth Middle School playground at approximately 11 a.m. Friday morning in Kindersley.

The week of Oct. 4-10 was a chance for people in the Battlefords to hear the message of fire prevention. North Battleford Fire Department organized a number of activities to get the message out during Fire Prevention Week.

The Eiling Kramer Campground is closed for the season, but there is still activity going on. A new service centre shower house is being built to replace the one that visitors describe as clean but dated.

Following all-candidates forums in Unity and Lloydminster this week, the major candidates in Battlefords-Lloydminster were back on the campaign trail meeting the electorate and looking for votes.

One 17-year-old youth has been arrested and charged with theft after a number of complaints to RCMP in the early morning of Sept. 28 about break-ins to several cabins in the Cochin area.

Less raucous tone to latest all-candidates forum

A parade held annually in the fall or early winter in Battleford has gone through more than one transformation – from a Christmas theme to a harvest theme and from a November time frame to October.

The 35th Street curve coming up from the Flats in Battleford has sometimes been overshot by speeding vehicles in the area of 3rd Avenue and Riverbend Crescent, causing damage to properties adjacent and concern among residents for their safety.

Sunday dawned cold and wet, but the Operun went ahead as planned with enthusiasm. Hosted by the Historic Battleford Lions Club, the event was in support of the refurbishment of Battleford's Opera House.

Firefighters all across the province gathered in Humboldt for the Saskatchewan Volunteer Fire Fighter Association’s (SVFFA) Fire School from Oct. 2-4.