Local News

It is beginning to be a familiar refrain for 2012: "Building permits values down for the month in North Battleford". July numbers saw a similar story to what has gone on most of this year.

Blair Industrial held its fifth annual pig roast Aug. 11 with over 200 individuals gathered at the Highway 40 East location to enjoy an afternoon of musical entertainment, demonstrations, food, refreshments and visiting.

The axe-killer who was found not criminally responsible due to mental illness is seeking to move back to the Battlefords.

North Battleford is going to hold a special meeting next Monday to discuss two important issues regarding the southeast quadrant of the city.

North Battleford council received some good news Monday with the much-anticipated presentation of three new building plans in the city.

A Nipawin man who worked in Wilkie has plead guilty to tax evasion in North Battleford provincial court. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced Friday that John Wesley Scott, 56, pleaded guilty to tax evasion and was fined $21,626.

Substantial completion has been achieved for both the curling centre and now the aquatic centre at the CUPlex. That good news was relayed to city council Monday night by parks and recreation director Keith Anderson.

Two motor vehicle accidents were among the many activities that kept fire crews busy over the past weekend. The most serious accident happened on a service road near Tim Hortons on Railway Avenue Saturday at 1:37 a.m.

Battlefords RCMP are seeking the public's assistance in regards to an armed robbery in North Battleford. Aug. 8, at approximately 2:30 a.m., three non-white males armed with weapons robbed a cab driver for an undisclosed amount of money.

Volunteers with Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation were busy last week preparing for the upcoming $100,000 cash lottery. Ticket sales will start Aug. 24. The new feature to the lottery, the 50/50 add-on, will continue.