Local News

A new fund has been established with the Battlefords and District Community Foundation to benefit the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre.

There's a new deputy in town. Darrell Wickenhauser is Humboldt's new Deputy Fire Chief and building inspector. He began his new, full-time job on March 25. It's a somewhat new position within the City of Humboldt.

Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a Monthly Donor Club, A Brighter Tomorrow.

They don't make sense. That is the common voice heard around the region when talking about the new proposed Federal Electoral Boundaries for the Humboldt area.

It's up and it's down, depending on how you look at it. The Living Sky School Division board of education got a look March 27 at how announcements in the recent provincial budget will affect their funding for 2013-14.

It was a week of writing, talking, and talking about writing. The Pelican Bay Arts Collective held its annual Poetry and Literary Festival from March 23 to 27.

The Town of Battleford and the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure are hiring a consultant to determine the future permanent access strategy and interchange location on Highway 16 to serve the town's newest commercial area.

Cut Knife RCMP are raising awareness of a phone scam that has been reported to the detachment by a concerned citizen. In a press release Cst. Warner Ignatiuk explains the scam has been around for a long time.

Housing is on everyone's mind in a growing city. During a regular meeting of Humboldt City Council on March 25, City Manager, James Moller, presented a housing report to Council.

Housing is a major issue in Humboldt. During a regular Humboldt City Council meeting on March 25, Darrell Classen presented his proposal for building an affordable housing apartment building on the 500 block of 9th St. south of Schenn's Farm Supply.