Local News

The progress on construction of the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford on the Prairie North Health Region website can be viewed, thanks to a live webcam feed from the project site. The image is available at www.pnrha.

The main entrance to the Living Sky School Division office in North Battleford looks like it could use a facelift, but, in fact, it needs more work than first glance would suggest.

Some enthusiastic and community-minded high school students from North Battleford Comprehensive High School now have an Interact Club.

Council highlights

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is reacting positively to the changes made Monday to the 2016 budget in North Battleford. Council adopted the budget at their meeting Monday, but pared a proposed property tax increase down from four per cent to 2.

North Battleford city council has adopted its 2016 budget, but it is a much-more scaled back increase than what was originally proposed. The utility rate increase (base and consumption rates) remains at 4.6 per cent.

The Humboldt CN station has undergone a minor facelift. The Humboldt Murals Committee has added murals containing the flags of origin for the people of Humboldt. The project began in the fall with help from the Humboldt Regional Newcomers Centre.

The Humboldt and Area Refugee Coalition are on their way to sponsoring a Syrian family to come to Humboldt. Now it has become a question of cost and direction, which was discussed at the Community Gather Place on Dec. 10.

Christmas is the season that keeps on giving. On Dec. 7, the Good Neighbour Store in Humboldt held their annual redistribution event poolside at the Bella Vista Hotel.

From Dec. 21 to Jan. 4, the Humboldt and District SPCA is looking for people willing to take in some of their adoptable pets for the holidays. This would give the SPCA’s Wanda Price and her hardworking volunteers a much needed break for the holidays.