Local News

There was good news to report in the monthly update of the Community Safety Program delivered to council Monday night.

Here are some of the other items that came up at North Battleford's city council meeting Sept. 22. (Thanks to City Communications Manager James Risdon for providing some of this information.

More than 25 calls for service were made to the North Battleford RCMP detachment between 6 a.m. Monday, Sept. 22 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23.

Five men, ranging in age from 21 to 28, are facing charges in connection with a violent home invasion in Unity Saturday. Unity RCMP say members were dispatched to a fight at a residence in the town at about 12:40 p.m.

Motorists are being advised the parking lane on the east side of 100th Street between 17th and 18th Avenues will be closed from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday as Tetra Tech crews conduct groundwater testing.

Nominations have closed for even-year elections in Saskatchewan's rural municipalities, and already a few of those municipalities have announced results. The deadline to file was Sept. 17 for RM elections, which are scheduled for Oct.

North Battleford has announced their new Communications and Marketing Manager this week. The City has announced James Risdon will be taking over those duties at City Hall.

A 21-year-old man was treated in hospital at about 9 a.m. Saturday with what North Battleford RCMP describe as stab wounds.

The City of North Battleford has taken over a number of notable properties in the city through tax enforcement.

One person was transported to Battlefords Union Hospital following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of 93rd Street and 18th Avenue Sunday. According to North Battleford Fire Department the crash occurred at about 11 a.m.