Local News

An unconscious man was found at a residence on the 1000 block of 110th Street shortly before 9 p.m. Wednesday. RCMP responded after being advised by WPD Ambulance they were called to the scene in response to a man being assaulted.

Here's a look at some of the highlights from the Nov. 12 meeting of city council. The meeting itself had a relatively short agenda compared to previous meetings and lasted just over a half hour.

North Battleford council has voted to waive street closure fees for the recent provincial legion convention.

Winter hit with a vengeance Nov, 3 with high winds, dry snow and poor visibility. A Greyhound bus was stranded in the ditch east of Maidstone and waited for a tow truck to come.

Between 6 a.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday Battlefords RCMP responded to more than 20 calls for service/occurrences. Two alarm calls were investigated and both were false. There were three 911 calls in the nuisance/prank category.

Neilburg Village Council met Oct. 7 in the boardroom in the RM office. Present were: administrator Janet Black, Mayor Ernie Ducherer and Councillors Greg Bowes, Aaron Gibbons, Suzanne McDuff and Mike Fouhse.

A 17-year-old youth has been sentenced in connection to the Sept.1 shooting incident in the city.

North Saskatchewan River Municipal Health Holdings has implemented a new electronic medical record program and the clinics are working to resume normal scheduled appointments, board members were told at a Sept. 19 meeting.

Battlefords and District Co-op has taken over ownership and operation of the former Viterra site at the North Battleford agricultural retail location.

It hasn't been seen in quite some time around these parts, but the scourge of measles has not yet been vanquished. A recent outbreak has been tracked in southern Alberta and has recently made its way into Saskatchewan in the last month.