Local News

A day staff at the Allen Sapp Gallery has long dreaded has come to pass. The artist the gallery is named for, Allen Sapp, died last Tuesday at the age of 87. It’s a loss that has hit the gallery, located at 1 Railway Avenue in North Battleford, hard.

John Paul II Collegiate students were busy helping at the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre in North Battleford Dec. 11. Organization of the available space has improved since the building underwent some interior renovations.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of 25-year-old Gavin Robert Howe of Maidstone as a result of a traffic stop near Waseca at about 6:25 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

Battleford RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Eugene Rider, 55, who was reported missing and last seen leaving a residence on Saulteaux First Nation Saturday evening.

Four youth have been arrested after a Battlefords RCMP investigation of break and enters reported at seasonal residences near Cochin Saturday, one of which included arson. Police say the fire in one of the cabins was deliberately set.

A woman has been arrested and charged after Battlefords RCMP issued a request for the public’s help in identifying a person from surveillance footage of a theft from a business on Railway Avenue East Dec. 29.

Before we turn the page on the year 2015, it would be good to reflect on some of the highlights of the year as they pertain to the City of North Battleford.

The loss of renowned artist Allen Sapp has been felt across Canada, but even more deeply on Red Pheasant First Nation and in the Battlefords. Both communities are mourning the loss of Sapp.

The City of North Battleford is again reminding residents that they are recycling trees into chips for mulch. The mulch is used in tree and shrub beds and is designed to help retain moisture and suppress weed growth.

Maidstone RCMP conducted several traffic stops on Highway 16 at Paynton Dec. 16.