Local News

RCMP are crediting quick action by Wilkie residents for the apprehension of two suspects being arrested after the Wilkie Pharmacy was broken into Thursday, Sept. 17.

The City of North Battleford is holding a hazardous waste day for hazardous household items. It will be held Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Public Works Shop 11112 - 6th Ave.

If you get a threatening phone call claiming to be from the Canada Revenue Agency, beware.

Education minister Don Morgan may have been the special guest at Connaught School in North Battleford, but it was a lovable-looking reptile that stole the kids’ attention.

It has been confirmed the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce will again host an all-candidates forum this federal election year. The forum will be at Third Avenue United Church Sept. 28 and will take place from 7 to 9 p.m.

North Battleford’s business community is increasingly concerned potential customers from Alberta are bypassing the community completely.

Work on the 100th Street Rehabilitation Project from 14th to 20th Avenue has been completed. In a release issued Friday afternoon, the City of North Battleford said it is pleased to announce 100th Street is now open.

Directors of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce received an update Tuesday about a pilot project being launched in North Battleford to promote safety and develop a community safety plan.

City officials have confirmed they have put up a fence on civic property north of Wearing Road.

The City of North Battleford has granted tax incentives in connection to the new Comfort Inn and Suites development in the southeast of the city. The hotel development was announced recently and will be going up near the Frontier Centre mall.