Local News

Ratushniak Elementary School children are a group of children who smile. This year they are spending some time focusing on where some of those smiles come from.

With all the renovations going on at the Uniplex, it might seem that there is no need for more, but one more project was added to the list last week.

They're looking at a difficult spring. But they're not the only ones and they know it.

Maidstone Museum Board charity poker event Jan. 14, once again produced an evening of fun and laughter. Twenty contestants braved the cold and snow to participate and enjoy home cooked beef on a bun.

North Battleford had a year for building permits in 2010, with final numbers beating 2009 in both numbers of permits and permit values.

The Saskatchewan Municipal Board's Local Government Committee has granted the City of North Battleford's request to increase its debt limit from $31 million to $45 million.

The incident that shut down F.E. Holliday water treatment plant and sent two workers to hospital was still on councillors' minds at Monday's North Battleford municipal services meeting.

The streets in the Battlefords are icy and slippery, leading to several minor vehicle crashes over the past 10 days.

The City of North Battleford appears to be making progress against the proliferation of pigeons in at least one location in the city. The building at 1132-100th St.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is already planning its professional development events for later in 2011. Chamber director Paul Sayers updated the board Jan. 18 on the progress for attracting speakers.