Local News

North Battleford's city manager has been elected to a prestigious position with the Canadian Association of Municipal Administators. Jim Toye was elected president of the organization at their annual general meeting May 31 in Halifax.

It's the last year for the rodeo. The Humboldt Summer Sizzler and Rodeo will have to change its name in 2012, as this is the last year the event will include a CCA sanctioned rodeo at the Elgar Petersen Arena.

Battleford council will be meeting next week as it is in the final stages of its budget process. A budget meeting has been scheduled for Monday at 6 p.m. at Battleford Town Hall.

Living Sky School Division's board covered a lot of ground in their May 25 board meeting.

North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held their regular meeting May 17 at the RM of Mervin office in Turtleford. Two physicians are presently working through the assessment process with the Collage of Physicians and Surgeon.

You may have noticed your local politicians might seem a little distracted these days during council meetings.

Between May 25 and 26, several vehicles were vandalized on the 1900 blocks of 101st and 102nd Streets in North Battleford. During the evening hours of May 24, a business on Thatcher Ave was broken into and tools were stolen.

It was a fairly routine night of business for the Battleford town council Monday night, with one bylaw passed at the meeting. A bylaw amending the Urban Fix Cost Custom Work Agreement of the Urban Highway Connector Program adopted.

A shotgun is believed to have been used to vandalize an RM of Britannia grader sometime between June 4 and 5. Maidstone RCMP say it appears one of the windows of the grader was shot at the machine parked along the north side of TWP road 504.

The Edam West 4-H Club held their annual achievement day June 3 in the Edam Community Centre. Club president Brandi Kobes led the members into the ring for introductions and to start the proceedings with the 4-H pledge.