Local News

A cooking fire was quickly extinguished by North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services Sept. 6. The incident happened around 5:36 p.m. on the 1800 block of 91st Street. Three personnel were on the scene responding to a barbecue on fire.

This is an important time of year for North Battleford's community garden. That's because it is getting to be the time when all the garden produce is ready for the dinner table.

Fire crews were busy over the weekend battling two separate blazes in the vicinity of the Battlefords. One of the fires happened about 14kilometres east on Highway 40 Sunday.

Five people were sent to hospital with undetermined injuries following a multi-vehicle accident on Carlton Trail and Territorial Avenue Thursday. Three vehicles were involved in the collision at that intersection.

The Maidstone Museum annual corn and hot dog roast was held Labour Day from 4 to 7 p.m. It was enjoyed by more than 80 who attended on a perfect September harvest day.

The sun shone brightly as the community of Maidstone celebrated a little bit more summer during the school community council's Backyard Barbecue and Block Party Sept. 7.

The recent string of suspected vandalism across the community hit Lawrence School Thursday. A playground slide was destroyed by fire, according to North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services.

It's all starting to come together. The new Humboldt Collegiate Institute is starting to enter the last stages of construction.

Battlefords RCMP used a spike belt to stop a fleeing vehicle on Highway 4 Early Friday morning, but not before one officer narrowly escaped injury in a previous attempt to stop the vehicle.

Wednesday, Sept. 14, North Battleford voters go to the polls to determine who will fill the seat on city council left vacant by the departure of Rhonda Seidel earlier this year.