Local News

The Battlefords Trade Education Centre has started fundraising efforts to pay their share of a new day facility, slated for construction next year.

An unattended cooking pot on a stove can cause extensive damage, as residents of 1232 - 112th Street in North Battleford found out Sunday evening. An alarm came into North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services at just after 5:30 p.m.

Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation's Festival of Trees is quickly approaching, with festivities planned from Thursday, Nov. 24, to Saturday, Nov. 26. "A little black dress affair" is the theme for the 2011 Festival of Trees Ladies' Night.

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce will be holding an all-candidates forum for the Battlefords constituency in the 2011 provincial election. The forum is scheduled for Oct.

Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog month has started at the Battlefords Animal Shelter for the first time.

Vandals and thieves were active in Battleford and North Battleford late Sept. 9 and in the early morning hours of Sept. 10.

The City of North Battleford continues to be far ahead of 2010's numbers in terms of permit values for the year 2011.

One door opened while another door closed last week for Ryan Bater and his Liberal campaign.

A 22-250 Remington rifle was among items stolen in a series of thefts reported in Lashburn Oct. 6. Maidstone RCMP say a 2004 Ford F150 with a red Honda Foreman quad in the box was stolen sometime between 2 and 2:30 a.m. that day.

G & C Asphalt Ltd is again supporting Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation's Festival of Trees Ladies' Night as the silver sponsor of the evening.