Local News

Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 19 and 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, including three false alarms. Two false/nuisance 911 calls were also fielded. Tuesday 7:33 a.m.

There were 16 calls for service/occurrences dealt with the Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Wednesday, March 19 and 6 a.m. Thursday, March 20. Two calls were false alarms and one was a false/nuisance call to 911. Wednesday 9:09 a.m.

News that the City of North Battleford had climbed the MoneySense rankings for "Best Places to Live" in Canada has pleased Mayor Ian Hamilton.

Today (March 20) the City of North Battleford will be fixing a leaking curb valve at on the 1100 block of 103rd Street. That block will be closed until the repair is complete.

Saskatchewan again has a balanced budget in 2014 as Finance Minister Ken Krawetz delivered the province's budget Wednesday. There are few surprises or goodies associated with the budget.

The Co-operative Retailing System, comprised of local co-ops across Western Canada and Federated Co-operatives Limited, is providing $1.5 million over three years to fund leading-edge breast cancer research across all four western Canadian provinces.

Candidates in the 2014 North Battleford byelection had a chance to meet the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Tuesday night. Council candidates Ron Crush and Kelli Saemann made presentations to the board of directors at that monthly meeting.

Mayor Ian Hamilton announced Monday he has secured a meeting with MP Gerry Ritz next week to address the "community wellness" issues facing the city. That meeting will be held as part of Hamilton's trip to Ottawa next week.

Between 6 a.m. Monday, March 17 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, March 18 Battlefords RCMP responded to about 20 calls for service/occurrences. Monday 6:11 a.m. - Report of hit and run near Railway Avenue and 110th Street intersection.

The 1800 block of 106th Street is closed for a water main repair today (March 19). The water for this block will be turned off at approximately 9:00am for most of the day.