Local News

City Council is taking a proactive approach to help create additional rental units in the City of Humboldt. City Manager James Moller presented a Housing Report to Council at a regular meeting held on April 22.

It's Mental Health Week from May 6 to 10 and a variety of events have been planned locally to increase awareness and support for mental health services working for mental health in the Battlefords.

The Blaine Lake Communities in Bloom committee held a public meeting April 25 to encourage organizations, businesses, churches and private citizens to become involved in the beautification of the community.

The Blaine Lake Doukhobour Ladies Club held its 66th annual spring bake sale and tea April 20. Many local residents stopped by the Blaine Lake Seniors' Centre to be first in line to select from the variety of baked goods, breads and homemade noodles.

The windows of a backhoe being used to close a highway during a pumping operation near Baldwinton overnight Monday were smashed out, according to Cut Knife RCMP.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours of volunteerism and hundreds of purchases to improve quality of care for Battlefords Union Hospital patients and home care clients.

Blaine Lake Community Association held a public meeting two weeks following its annual general meeting.

The provincial competition results are in for the Skills Canada/Saskatchewan competition and the North Battleford Comprehensive High School has gained five medals, three of them gold.

Construction on the new Humboldt Public School continues to forge ahead. The school replacement project commenced on July 27, 2012, and has since achieved many milestones.

A wallet was stolen when a truck parked on the 1200 block of 99th Street North Battleford was entered during the night April 20.