Local News

Among the 20 calls for service/occurrences responded to by Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 9 and 6 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 10 was assisting in the location of a 14-year-old who was reported missing. Monday 9:19 a.m.

Shovels are now in the ground for the long-anticipated pocket housing project in the city of North Battleford. The new affordable housing project will provide transitional housing units at 1322- 103rd St.

An RCMP impaired driving enforcement blitz this past Saturday and Sunday resulted in 30 impaired by alcohol criminal charges across the province.

The man accused of second-degree murder in connection to a stabbing death at a hotel in North Battleford Sept. 30 appeared in court Tuesday. Nicholas Giroux appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court by video from Saskatoon Correctional Centre.

North Battleford Fire Department is no longer going to be responding to rescue emergencies outside the city of North Battleford or the RM of North Battleford. This is effective Dec. 31.

Among the approximately 80 calls for service/occurrences reported between 6 a.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday were seven alarms responded to by Battlefords RCMP.

Residents of Jubilee Home in Lloydminster are enjoying enhanced quality of life with improvements underway throughout their long-term care facility, according to Prairie North Health Region.

The 800 block of 112th Street will be closed for most of today (December 9th) for a water main repair.

Funding has been announced to address the needs of long-term care facilities in the province.

According to an SGI press release, with the holiday season now underway, law enforcement across the province will be paying extra attention to impaired driving during December's month-long traffic safety blitz, Operation Overdrive.