Local News

It was a busy weekend for Battlefords RCMP as the responded to more than 70 calls/occurrences between 6 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10 and 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 13. More than 25 arrests were made for a variety of offences.

The board of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings was advised the organization now has a full complement of four physicians on staff at their regular meeting Dec. 16.

Cut Knife RCMP are looking for a white 2004 to 2008 Grand Prix they believe was involved in a hit and run in Cut Knife at about 2:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Police say two vehicles collided at the intersection of Dion Avenue and Broad Street.

It was a routine 24-hour period for Battlefords RCMP as they responded to just under 20 calls for service/occurrences between 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 and 6 a.m. Firday, Jan. 10. Thursday 7:27 a.m.

Councillor Cathy Richardson can point with pride to having the best city council attendance in 2013. By contrast, Councillor Trent Houk holds the dubious distinction of having the worst.

Prairie North Health Region (PNHR) continues to schedule additional influenza immunization clinics to meet public demand for flu shots across the region.

Story The City of North Battleford is once again going to be recycling Christmas trees into chips for mulch. The mulch is used for tree and shrub beds, and helps improve growth by retaining moisture and suppressing weed growth.

Several minor traffic issues were reported to Battlefords RCMP between 6 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 8 and 6 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, and members assisted ambulance personnel on three occasions, Wednesday 11:05 a.m. - Found hockey bag on 100th Street.

A one-time grant of $40,000 is going towards improving and managing air quality data.

January is Crime Stoppers month - recognized not only in Saskatchewan but around the world. According to a news release from Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers, there are more than 1,200 Crime Stoppers programs in more than 20 countries around the world.