Local News

The candidates running in the Battlefords all plan to keep campaigning up until the Nov. 7 vote.

It's a beautiful walk in nature, with the opportunity to see deer, ruffled grouse and other wild animals. Work has almost finished on a walking trail, located on a two-mile stretch of former rail bed that runs from Humboldt to Hwy.

A youth peer home will be opening in Battleford Nov. 1.

Candidates from the four political parties running in the Battlefords were at the Western Development Museum for the Chamber of Commerce's all-candidates election forum Oct. 26.

Access Communications Co-operative will head to the streets on Halloween night to conduct their annual children's safety program - the Pumpkin Patrol. 2011 marks the 14th year for the program. From 6 to 9 p.m.

An oil spill at an oilfield lease site in the Edam area that will cost an estimated $15,000 to clean up was caused by vandals, according to Turtleford RCMP. Police say perpetrators entered the site sometime between 7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.

Just about. Construction of the link between the Humboldt Uniplex and the new Humboldt Collegiate Institute, and the renovations inside the lobby areas of the Uniplex is just about done.

North Battleford city council has given its final approval to a resolution approving a 21-unit condominium for funding under the City's new Residential Down Payment Grant Program.

The issue of whether to set up a set up a homeless shelter in North Battleford, and who would be leading the move to do so, is coming back to council as soon as the next meeting.

Lisa McEachern of Murray Lake has been honoured with a Co-operative Young Leaders Award for her work with the Saskatchewan Co-operative Youth Program and credit unions in the province. The awards were presented Oct.