Local News

The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre is calling on residents to break the silence surrounding hunger and Give Hunger a Voice during Hunger Awareness Week May 5-9.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services responded to a fire on Panton Avenue Friday evening. No injuries were reported. A total of 14 firefighters were on the scene for just over an hour and a half.

LANDIS - The Unity RCMP were dispatched to a collision between a semi-truck and a train on the CN line four miles West of the town of Landis Friday morning.

Seven Prairie North Health Region employees are now certified Lean leaders, having learned and applied quality improvement methods that directly impact patient care and improve the patient experience, according to a PNHR press release.

Changes are in the works for North Battleford's new zoning bylaw and official community plan.

A car hit the ditch on the south side of the northbound Batttlefords Bridge on Highway 16 East at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday, prompting a response by the North Battleford Fire Department and other emergency personnel.

The month of March saw a continued downward crime trend in North Battleford, though perhaps not as pronounced as the previous months.

For Dwayne Hoeving, it was the knock on the door in the middle of the night that every parent dreads. "When two police cars show up at your house at 3 a.m., you know something is wrong," recalls Hoeving.

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Thursday, May 1 and 6 a.m. Friday, May 2.

Battlefords RCMP again responded to more than 40 calls for service/occurrences on a weeknight. Between 6 a.m. Wednesday, April 30 and 6 a.m.