Local News

Fire crews battled a suspicious shed fire at the Battlefords Co-op Home Centre last week. The shed fire broke out around 4 p.m. May 17. North Battleford Fire and Emergency Services found a small amount of grass burning in a wooden garden shed.

The Cameron McIntosh Airport was a hub of activity May 18 as crop-duster aircraft got a much-needed workout. Battlefords Airspray calibrated their aircraft for inspections, conducted every two years in order to meet government requirements.

The North Battleford Communities in Bloom Committee (NBCIB) has firmed up plans for its May 28 kick-off. Committee members will meet at City Hall at 9 a.m. for a flag-raising ceremony.

Battlefords RCMP were called to an armed robbery at a business on St. Laurent shortly before 11 p.m. April 19. A man walked into the business armed with a large knife and requested money.

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) today announced court fines of $18,500 levied in northern Saskatchewan during the first quarter of 2011 to individuals and businesses for failure to file personal, corporate, and Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns.

They've got Maggie's gun. The Humboldt and District Museum and Gallery recently received an artifact from Humboldt's earliest history.

It isn't uncommon to hear of teachers walking off the job as they seek higher wages, but it is unusual to hear of students striking for their teachers.

Prairie North Health Region continues to prepare for potential job action by its employees who are members of the Health Sciences Association of Saskatchewan (HSAS), according to a press release.

There will be a second take for the official commemoration of the Original Humboldt land in 2011.

A world premiere book launch was held May 11 at J.H. Moore Elementary School in Lashburn.