Local News

The City of North Battleford's finance director is leaving at the end of the week, but he's not going without some strong words of advice for council members. At a special meeting called for Friday, Aug.

The Battlefords RCMP Municipal Detachment responded to a call Sunday at 12:50 p.m. of a possible shooting in the area of Diefenbaker Drive and St. Laurent Drive.

Three individuals charged in connection to a weekend shooting in North Battleford have made their first appearance in provincial court.

It was a busy Friday for emergency responders in the city. The first call came in at 7:15 p.m. in response to a motor vehicle accident with reported injuries at 110th Street and 8th Avenue in the city.

A total of 14 worthy individuals were honored Wednesday afternoon at the Chapel Gallery in a ceremony hosted by St. John Ambulance.

Honeywood Heritage Nursery hosted the Saskatchewan section of the vintage motorcycle club and British Car Club organizations Aug. 18.

The Mercer family of North Battleford thought they would go out for a distance swim, and went a lot farther than they thought. In fact, they swam all the way across Jackfish Lake.

There is a definite mood of optimism in the business community based on the recent findings of a survey conducted in the city.

Opportunists have been making off with vehicles in the Cut Knife area, and RCMP are reminding residents to remove keys from vehicles and to lock them up.

The teachers are back and the kids are next. Teachers were in the schools starting Monday, Aug. 26. Students are to attend after Labour Day, on Tuesday, Sept. 3.