Local News

FOAM LAKE — A 65-year-old man from Milestone was killed after his southbound semi-truck was struck by an eastbound train three miles west of Foam Lake.

Two opposition NDP MLAs were in the Battlefords on Tuesday to meet local residents on health care issues.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin will be buying the Nipawin and District Chamber of Commerce office building for $85,000 plus a $5,000 signing bonus. The decision was made at a special council meeting held on June 14.

Centennial Park in North Battleford was filled with the sight of newly-freed butterflies on Friday morning.

LEROY — An effort to upgrade LeRoy School’s playground equipment has received a $150,000 boost. The grant came from the Federated Co-operatives Limited community spaces project.

FOAM LAKE — There has been a collision between a semi-truck and a train on Highway 16 three miles west of Foam Lake. The Wadena RCMP along with Canadian Pacific Police and Foam Lake Fire Department are at the scene.

Saskatchewan Health – The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has seen an increasing number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and infectious syphilis cases in recent months in northwest Saskatchewan.

NIPAWIN — Nipawin council has passed the town’s first company cell phone policy for staff along with an update to their dress code.

NIPAWIN — The Town of Nipawin has set up a better line of communication with the provincial highways ministry to get updates on bridge work, information it will pass on to the public.

The recent announcement by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of a ban on single use plastics by 2021 was welcomed Monday by North Battleford mayor Ryan Bater.