Local News

It's going to get a minor facelift. The City of Humboldt is currently in negotiations with 7-Eleven to purchase a small piece of land at the corner of Hwys. 5 and 20, also known as the Main Street and 8th Avenue intersection.

There has been a rearrangement of sorts with respect to meetings at North Battleford City Hall this month. With several councillors unable to attend due to other commitments, the monthly municipal services meeting for February has been cancelled.

The province is making clear there will be no ad hoc programs for weather disasters in 2012 in announcing the 2012 crop insurance program.

Count the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce directors as ready to line up for WestJet tickets at Cameron McIntosh Airport.

The Living Sky School Division expressed its displeasure at some recent changes implemented by the provincial government concerning education. The school division prepared a brief for the Feb. 15 meeting, based on their discussion with local MLAs.

Ten enriched housing residents forced to leave St. Mary's Villa

Winners were announced for the annual Lions Speak-Off contest at the District 5SKN Lions convention hosted in North Battleford in mid-February. The speak-off is a public speaking program for students in Grades 9 to 12.

For the locals who took part, being in the hockey film that was shot on location at Humboldt's Elgar Petersen Arena over the weekend of February 17-19 has been an unforgettable experience.

Developers, officials and occupants are buoyant over the completion of new affordable housing aimed at seniors in North Battleford.

Tools were stolen from a business on Railway Avenue East in North Battleford between Feb. 2 and 11. RCMP are seeking a man who was wearing a dark jacket and say it appeared he had one arm inside his jacket.