Local News

North Battleford Fire Department responded to an incident on Highway 16 bypass Monday at about 6:19 p.m. where, just by the overpass, a single vehicle had slid, hit the guard rail and went into the ditch.

On Friday, Dec. 20 at approximately 10:50 p.m., North Battleford RCMP responded to a report of a fight involving several people on 101st Street.

Three students from Northwest First Nation communities are among recipients of Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority 2013 of the SIGA First Nations Scholarship Awards.

Word has it that Saskatchewan municipalities will be looking at a decrease in revenue sharing allocations to local government for 2014-15.

Still vividly in our minds is the winter of 2013. We don't forget easily the way Old Man Winter manhandled us last year with repetitive performances of snow, cold and blizzard conditions.

In excess of sixty calls for service/occurrences reported to Battlefords RCMP and 22 arrests were made over three day period from 6 a.m., Friday, Dec. 20 to 6 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23.

Battlefords RuralRCMP responded to a fatal two vehicle collision approximately 1.5 kilometres west of Delmas at 3:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20.

Sunday, Dec. 22, WPD Ambulance advanced care paramedics and primary care paramedics responded to a fire standby in the town of Cochin. When WPD paramedic arrived on scene the fire had spread to a neighbouring cabin, consuming both of them.

The holiday season marks a special time for families and friends to get together, but it's also a time for greater risk of fire.

Due to a decline of current members and a lack of new memberships the Eagle Hills Community Club has decided it is no longer sustainable to maintain the Eagle Hills Community Centre. The club has made the decision to disband.