Local News

Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation and band administrator, Arnold Moosomin, were sentenced May 24 in the Provincial Court of Saskatchewan for failing to comply with an environmental protection compliance order.

Momentum continues to build for the Action Battlefords initiative by the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. Scott Campbell Dodge has contributed $10,000 to the campaign, aimed at turning around the reputation of the city.

Joshua Roy Tucker, 27, is facing several charges as a result of a Battlefords RCMP investigation into the suspicious death of a 59-year-old man on a rural property southeast of Cochin Thursday.

NDP opposition leader Ryan Meili noted there had been a multitude of changes in the legislature during this busy spring session.

The halls of Englefeld School are going to feel quite different come September, with the announcement that Englefeld’s principal Patsy Knafelc will be retiring.

Council notes

The Canadian and Saskatchewan governments have announced recent changes to the Beaver Control Program under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership and the Pest Biosecurity Program.

Five hospitals from across the province are getting an x-ray equipment upgrade from film to digital, including four local hospitals.

Students from LeRoy School had a rare chance to become scientists during a trip to the Canadian Light Source in Saskatoon on May 16 with the Light Source Student Experience.

City of North Battleford Historic Archives had a researcher from Walpole, Mass. visit May 24.