Local News

Parents looking for an activity for their children on the weekend have one more option, as the Battlefords Wildlife Federation has launched two new initiatives for local children.

Cut Knife RCMP have located the body of a 71-year old man who drowned in Atton's Lake July 10. They report receiving a call around 1:55 p.m. July 10 that an unknown man had drowned in a lake at Atton's Regional Park.

A pilot project aimed at clearing several missing persons cases under investigation by the RCMP Major Crime North - Saskatoon Historical Case Unit (HCU) was launched this summer.

The community of Leask shone the weekend of June 29 to July 1 as it hosted its centennial celebrations with over 1,100 guests registered and another estimated 400 non-registered in attendance for the weekend.

There was an overnight water main break near the F.E. Holiday Water Treatment Plant. This has caused a stir up in the lines and there have been some reports of discoloured water in parts of North Battleford this morning.

A half-ton truck was totaled Tuesday after colliding with a semi hauling two hopper cars at about 1:45 p.m. on Highway 40 approximately 11 kilometres east of North Battleford.

It's paving season. The City of Humboldt is looking to add a few more paving projects to this year's budget after hearing a report from Joe Doxey, the Director of Planning and Engineering.

Interested in hosting a foreign high school student? Global Partners Institute is looking for a host family for a 16- year-old student coming from Japan at the end of August. Haruki Tsuji turned 16 in March, plays piano, guitar and volleyball.

Okimaw ohci, the Cree words for "thunder breeding hills," is the name given to the Okimaw Ohci Healing Lodge on Nekaneet First Nation territory in southwest Saskatchewan.

Residents at Sandy Lake want people to know that police have now have the upper hand on a crime spree that hit the resort and campground over the past couple of months.