Local News

The inaugural Best Business Showcase event that the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce hoped to put on in October is not proceeding this fall as planned. That news came out of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce directors meeting Tuesday night.

At what is described as a raucous and chaotic nomination meeting May 11 at the Poundmaker Cree Nation, Deanne Kasokeo announced her candidacy for chief in the upcoming election Friday.

The Frenchman Butte Museum will host a Queen's Diamond Jubilee Anniversary Complimentary Tea this Victoria Day afternoon, on the museum grounds at Frenchman Butte.

It looks as if the soon-to-be demolished Kinsmen Aquatic Centre will be making way for a 94-unit enhanced seniors' condominium and apartment complex. Caleb Group of Saskatoon has proposed a purchase and sale proposal for the approximately 2.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) is leading the investigation into the cause of a fatal plane crash near St. Brieux on the morning of May 12.

The Reclaim Outreach Centre's efforts towards obtaining funding for its proposed permanent emergency shelter have hit a funding snag.

North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services has entered into a unique arrangement with the Canadian Red Cross with respect to disaster-related emergencies.

Film buffs in the Battlefords, take note. Efforts are underway to create a new film club in the Battlefords, with plans to show a wide variety of films at the North Battleford Public Library.

Saskatchewan Tourism Week kicked off May 14 with mock cheque presentations in front of North Battleford City Hall and Battleford Town Hall. The cheque, for $21.4 million, represents the total value of tourism for the Battlefords.

All heck broke loose at council Monday night over a proposed local improvement on 100th Street that has aroused considerable local consternation.