Local News

Battleford RCMP need your assistance to identify three males who were seen in possession of a stolen white truck on March 23 at 3:36am at a gas station in North Battleford.

Vaccines Reported An additional 6,935 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been given in Saskatchewan, bringing the total number of vaccines administered in the province to 615,459.

NIPAWIN — Nipawin residents may notice a change in their household water, as water consistency is expected to get softer following the full activation of the reverse osmosis system at the water treatment plant.

Efforts are continuing by crews fighting the wildfires that erupted this week northeast of Prince Albert. The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency provided an update on the situation in a media conference on Wednesday morning.

EAST CENTRAL — The Hoodoo Landfill, serving the RM of Humboldt, Marysburg, Pilger, Middle Lake, Fulda and St. Benedict, is temporarily restricting loads of construction and demolition material due to damage from a pit fire on the site.

The government is going on a hiring spree to recruit and train up to 2,000 people as energy advisers to support green home renovation programs this summer.

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is calling on the federal government to intervene and release two Saskatchewan sisters who have served almost three decades in prison for a murder they say they didn’t commit.

Due to the wildfire burning northeast of the city of Prince Albert, Highway 55 is closed from Meath Park to Prince Albert in both directions.

CARROT RIVER — Carrot River’s new fire truck, a custom made $485,000 Rosenbauer FX GM pumper, has arrived and is expected to take minutes off the crew’s preparation time for fire calls.

Battleford will soon be the home of another Oil Can Charlie’s location. At their May 17 meeting at Town Hall, Battleford council members heard from Jay Bottomley, owner of Oil Can Charlie’s in North Battleford, about his plans for the business.