Local News

School students across North Battleford are getting an education into North Battleford's centennial year of 2013.

SaskTel is reminding customers across Saskatchewan that 10-digit dialing is coming to the province this year. Ten-digit dialing, using the area code plus the seven-digit number, is to be required for all calls beginning May 11.

The past year 2012 was an important one in many respects for the town of Battleford.

SGI is reporting over 200 impaired drivers were charged in the public safety blitz Operation Overdrive during the month of December. During the month-long operation, according to their news release Jan.

The 1100 block of 110th Street will be closed for most of the day (Jan. 7). Public Works is repairing a water main.

The City of North Battleford announced Friday that 56 people were recognized as Snow Angels in December. That swells the total number of nominations to 80 since the program was launched in October.

The Humboldt Kinettes were busy packing hampers and organizing supplies on December 20 for their Christmas Cheer campaign. This year, the Kinettes helped a total of 73 families - 16 couples without children and 57 families with children.

It was a big cheque in many ways.

The centennial year of 2013 kicked off in grand style on New Year's eve. The hub of New Year's activities was the Civic Centre where the "Let's Get the Party Started!" event took place.

Members of North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings were advised that December was a busy month for Health Holdings clinics when they met Dec. 17.