Local News

The North Battleford RCMP detachment received approximately 22 calls for service between 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 and 6 a.m. Friday, Sept. 19.

Motorists are being advised 101st Street from 12th Avenue through to 14th Avenue in North Battleford will be closed to traffic on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the second annual Downtown North Battleford Fall Festival.

The North Battleford Parks and Recreation, Culture and Heritage Committee approved three more community grants at their monthly meeting Monday.

The North Battleford RCMP detachment received approximately 26 calls for service between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 18.

The provincial minister of corrections and policing will be coming to North Battleford in October. The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce said Tuesday at their monthly meeting that Christine Tell will be the guest speaker at a luncheon event Oct. 6.

Here is a rundown of activity from the Battleford town council meeting of Sept. 15. The main item on the agenda that evening was passage of a bylaw for the town to enter an agreement with SaskEnergy Inc.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is considering playing an active role in bringing back the North Battleford downtown core. Their idea is what the Chamber calls the "downtown project.

Motorists are being advised of detours in the 1800 and 1900 blocks of 100th Street in North Battleford today as city crews patch and crackfill those stretches of the street.

Improved weather has allowed many producers to return to the field but harvest is progressing slowly, according to Saskatchewan Agriculture's Weekly Crop Report.

A local business is once again up for honours at the ABEX Awards to be held Nov. 1 at the Delta Regina Hotel. Gold Eagle Lodge is up for the ABEX Marketing Award sponsored by Handy Special Events.