Local News

A public coroner's inquest is being held in Humboldt March 3-7 to further examine the deaths of three residents of St. Mary's Villa, a long-term care home, following a carbon monoxide (CO) leak in 2010.

The City of North Battleford will continue to push for provincial project funding to improve safety at several highway intersections.

Uncertainty on the potash market has forced the provincial government to dip into a reserve fund to keep a balanced budget. A third quarter financial report released on Feb.

Five reports of erratic driving were among the approximately 25 calls for service/occurrences dealt with by Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26.

The sexual assault case against Harry Michael Dekker remains in mediation for at least the next several weeks. The case came up again in provincial court in Saskatoon Tuesday morning.

The provincial government is now calling for the federal government to step in and end the issues plaguing the shipment of grain.

The Town of Battleford is moving toward changing its zoning bylaw to allow businesses locating to its new, larger commercial lots to have larger signs as well.

The cold snap put the freeze to calls for RCMP assistance between 6 a.m. Monday, Feb. 24 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, with Battlefords RCMP reporting about 17 calls for service/occurrences.

David Allan Greene of Unity, charged Nov. 22 with trafficking cocaine (crack), possession of cocaine (crack) for the purposes of trafficking, possession of cocaine and possession of marijuana, appeared in provincial court in Unity Feb. 24.

An off leash dog park could be in Battleford's future.