Local News

Battleford RCMP responded to 45 calls for service over the period from 6 am Jan. 31, to 6 am Feb. 1, including the following: Jan. 31: 1:25pm - Complaint of use of a stolen credit card at a business on the 1000 block of 101st St. in North Battleford.

City of North Battleford is reminding residents that Jan. 25th to Feb. 9th, from 7 am until 4 pm Monday to Friday, North Battleford’s Forestry Department is pruning and assessing for possible tree removal.

An investigation is continuing into an armed robbery at a business in Shellbrook. Shellbrook detachment responded to the complaint on Sunday, Jan. 29 around 6:52 pm.

Maidstone RCMP are reporting four people were injured in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highways 3 and 17. The collision took place in the RM of Britannia.

The Humboldt region’s diversity is something to be celebrated. The Humboldt Regional Newcomers Centre’s first Building Communities Recognition Night did just that on Jan. 28 with awards and a performance by the PFE Dance Troupe.

Any historical building is important but it is the stories about it that give the building meaning.

Tartan, haggis, and bagpipes made for a colourful night in Humboldt. Even in the middle of Saskatchewan, Scottish culture was widely celebrated at the second annual Robbie Burns night on Jan. 28.

Despite some recent struggles, things are looking more positive on the financial front for the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. They held their annual meeting Tuesday at which time financial statements for 2016 were presented.

Federal and provincial funding has been announced for the new wastewater treatment facility in the Rural Municipality of Frenchman Butte. A new lagoon is to be constructed serving the RM as well as the village of Paradise Hill and town of St.

The North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings held a meeting Jan. 16. The NSRMHH board appointed Vantage Chartered Professional Accountants as auditor for 2017. Dr. Odiegwu and Dr.