Local News

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce is looking forward to hosting another dynamic motivational speaker March 13. Eddie LeMoine is the featured attraction that day from 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Over two dozen cats are now in the care of the Saskatoon SPCA after they were seized from a North Battleford home Feb. 15.

North West Terminal Ltd. has announced a 22 cent per share dividend to shareholders from business conducted in 2011.

Battlefords residents were treated to a strange lightshow Tuesday night, after a meteor lit up the sky briefly around 9:40 p.m.

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon Feb. 12, members of the Hames and Harness Horse Club gathered at the H. Don and Kathy Heidel farm.

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.