Local News

The City of North Battleford will be pruning the elms at H.D. McPhail Park today. The sidewalk and one southbound lane of the 1200 block of 100th Street (from the old "Signs of the Times" building to the corner of 13th Avenue) will be blocked off.

Mosquito First Nation is going to the polls again in a band election in April, and already the vote is in some turmoil. Both incumbent chief Noel Stone Jr.

The past week proved to be a big one for Saskatchewan's STARS Air Ambulance service. STARS, the acronym for Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society, began 12-hour-a-day service out of Saskatoon last fall. It was announced Feb.

Formed approximately one year ago, the Humboldt downtown Business Improvement District (BID) committee is ready to make its presence seen and felt on the streets of Humboldt.

The Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association has established a PFRA Pastures Working Group, composed of SCA directors who have PFRA pasture experience, plus representatives from the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association.

It was a great event to raise money for kids. The Humboldt Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) held their largest annual fundraiser, Bowl for Kids Sake, February 11-17 at Kemway Lanes in Humboldt. The 307 bowlers who participated raised $24,000.

Imagine.

The recent debate over establishing a downtown business improvement district in North Battleford has re-ignited another discussion: whether to bring back parking meters downtown.

Health is important to all communities and those within the Saskatoon Health Region (SHR) may soon have a stronger voice.

Lynne Burton loves animals and so did her friend Edna Jack. There were tears in her eyes Wednesday when Burton said, "She was my friend," and handed over a $47, 441.47 cheque to the Humane Society of the Battlefords.