Local News

Numbers from the City of North Battleford and Town of Battleford indicated more good news in building permits for the month of May.

The recent Emergency Services Bike Rodeo event at the Civic Centre attracted enthusiastic children interested in testing their bicycling skills. The children were quizzed on safety and their bicycles and wheels were tested as well.

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers to fill the following service positions: Pet Therapy – Hafford Special Care Home: Volunteers with well-trained, friendly pets may visit the resident

JUNE 20 - on June 19, 2015 at approximately 6:25 p.m., RCMP searchers located the body of Danielle Nyland in a wooded area approximately 500 metres south of where her cell phone was located east of Shellbrook.

The Downtown North Battleford organization has begun its run of Live@Lunch events in Central Park. The events run every second Wednesday in June, July and August and feature musical entertainment in the park area.

The North Battleford Air Cadets 43 Squadron held their year-end award ceremony at the Northland Power Curling Centre Sunday afternoon, June 7. Reviewing Officer was RCMP Sgt. Carl Dinsdale, a former parent and assistant with training for this unit.

One of the oldest houses in the Speers area had to be demolished. It originally occupied Rev. John Grenfill's homestead, who in 1903-1904 founded the New Ottawa settlement in the North West Territories.

Each year the Battlefords Rotary Club sponsors a number of leadership and enrichment weekends in Alberta for local high school students from North Battleford Comprehensive High School and John Paul II Collegiate.

SGEU Community Services Sector recently made a donation to the Battlefords Trade and Education Centre Inc. My Community Cares Campaign, which is raising funds for a new day program building for participants. BTEC is working to raise $1.

Three RCMP officers were injured in a collision between two police vehicles Saturday morning.