Local News

Aberdeen Street in Parsons Industrial Park North Battleford will be closed all day today June 12 to repair a water main connection.

The future needs for wastewater treatment in North Battleford are clearer now with the presentation of the wastewater treatment master plan. That plan was presented Monday to council by Kevin Ness of AECOM, the consultants who prepared the report.

The Battlefords Boys and Girls club held their annual Race for Kids relay over the weekend with 13 teams registered.

Federal minister of agriculture Gerry Ritz has welcomed the U.S. House of Representatives’ passage of a bill to repeal Country of Origin Labelling. The vote carried in the House Wednesday by a 300 to 131 margin.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is distributing a poster submitted by the Demkiw family, formerly of the Battlefords, who are looking for a missing family member.

We Day is an empowering event put on by Free the Children to motivate students to support local and global initiatives. In order to attend the event, students have to earn their way by raising money through fundraising initiatives.

If you’ve been spending time downtown, you may have noticed the new black and white street signs, which is a new initiative of the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID).

In just one week, the Summer Sizzler will be upon us and bring with it four days of food, amusement rides, cabaret performances, and more.

This month’s SGI traffic spotlight is about the restrictions outlined in the Graduated Driver’s Licensing (GDL) and the Motorcycle Graduated Driver’s License (MGDL) programs.

In 1978, Scott Love was born prematurely with a weight of 1.8 ounces. He was in the intensive care unit (ICU) for three months, during which time he was exposed to high levels of oxygen that caused a deterioration of his retinas.