Local News

Some changes are coming to the election procedures on Poundmaker First Nation. Voters on the reserve approved the Poundmaker Cree Band Custom Election Act this past week.

Battlefords RCMP were on the run between 6 a.m. Friday, March 21 and 6 a.m. Saturday, March 22 as they responded to about 75 calls for service/occurrences.

A number of civic and other officials were in Saskatoon last week as they toured the Lighthouse. The Lighthouse is Saskatoon's supported living, and emergency and affordable housing facility.

The Town of Battleford was meeting with a consulting firm this week about the slope instability issue ongoing at the Battleford cemetery.

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.