Local News

Northwest Community Futures has received the go-ahead to develop a two-storey building at 504 Frontier Way.

The current mayor of North Battleford has made it clear he wants to stay on the job for the next four years. Ian Hamilton filed his nomination papers Monday at City Hall to officially kick off his campaign for a second term as mayor.

Council has voted to move forward with a proposed First Nations Heritage Park.

This month's traffic safety blitz, Operation Student Safety, saw 293 tickets issued to motorists speeding in school zones over Sept. 4 and 5, the first two days of back-to-school for students across the province. As of Sept.

North Battleford city council heard an earful Monday about the trucking industry's concerns with the City's recently-enacted traffic bylaw.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services dealt with three suspicious fires Sunday. The first blaze was in the 1100 block of 105th Street on the north side of the water tower. A cloth decoration woven through a chain link fence was set on fire.

A lifetime of public service is being remembered in the Battlefords with the passing of Senator Herb Sparrow. Sparrow died Thursday of complications following a stroke, at the age of 82.

A missing North Battleford woman is among those the Saskatoon Historical Case Unit of the RCMP will be attempting to find during an aerial search of the North Saskatchewan River from the Battlefords to Nipawin this week.

Editor's Note: This feature was originally published in the Battlefords News-Optimist Jan. 26, 2005.

Assailants, one wielding a knife, made off with a small amount of cash in an armed robbery in North Battleford Sept. 7. Police say the incident happened at about 9:15 p.m. behind a business on the 1700 block of 100th Street.