Local News

Communities in the Northwest near the Alberta border are in shock and mourning over the deaths of six teens in an early morning collision Saturday.

A hunting lodge located in the RM of Cut knife has been broken into. According to the Cut Knife RCMP a vehicle was stolen from the lodge, located 10 kilometres north on Highway 40, and was later found abandoned on Little Pine First Nation.

Despite vocal opposition expressed by local residents, North Battleford city council has approved an eight-unit pocket housing project for 1322 - 103rd St.

The North West Mutual Aid Area now has a mobile command centre thanks to the RM of Frenchman Butte No. 501 and Walter Gobert, co-ordinator, for all the work in setting it up.

Building permit values for June are way down despite a small increase in the number of permits issued. A total of 18 permits were issued for $418,100 in June, compared to 17 issued for $4,258,500 in June 2012.

Hot weather can be very hard on livestock, especially if it is also humid. Humidity makes it harder to dissipate body heat. Heat and humidity of summer can be very stressful for sheep.

Riel Bellegarde has been named President of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies. The announcement was made Wednesday by Chief Darcy Bear, chair of the SIIT Board of Governors.

Wadena RCMP report a 21-year-old man wanted on a Canada wide warrant was arrested without incident at about 1:30 p.m. yesterday.

The City of North Battleford is seeking a chair to help the community land the 2016 Saskatchewan Summer Games. The call for a bid chair is out in the community as the bid process commences for the 2016 Games.

North Battleford council received good news Monday that roof repairs at the Don Ross Centre won't be as extensive or as costly as originally thought.