Local News

It was a busy last few days for local emergency and fire crews responding to a number of minor incidents. Feb. 6, North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services report they responded to alarms ringing at a house on Clark Drive.

It may be winter, but that doesn't mean we can't be moving. That's the message the City and a local club want to get out to the public for the Family Day long weekend in February.

There is real worry and real fear. In just a few months, after construction is completed on Humboldt's new Co-op Food Store, all three of the city's grocery stores will be located on the far west side of the city.

A lifetime achievement award from the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association was presented at the Saskatchewan Beef Conference Jan.

Hafford held its annual Winterama Jan. 25 to 27 with a large slate of activities to entertain individuals from the preschoolers to seniors.

The two mayors from the Battlefords - Ian Hamilton of North Battleford and Derek Mahon of Battleford - were busy representing their municipalities at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention in Saskatoon.

This year the Town of Hafford and Rural Municipality of Redberry will be celebrating their centennial birthdays.

The local business community in the Battlefords got to hear from their MLA Tuesday. Battlefords MLA Herb Cox was the guest speaker at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon.

A resolution that takes direct aim at those running for municipal office who haven't paid their taxes got plenty of traction at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association convention in Saskatoon.

It was a night to honour the 2012 co-Citizens of the Year and the new Junior Citizen of the Year Friday in North Battleford.