Local News

The Jackfish Lake Watershed Association conducted a release from Jackfish Lake in respect of maintaining its licensed level of operation and as part of its annual allocation commitment to Ducks Unlimited Canada for its Jackfish Marsh project.

The case involving accusations of fraud and theft leveled at a River Heights Lodge employee has been adjourned to July 18. Audrey Gallinger, a former bookkeeper at the facility, appeared in provincial court in North Battleford Monday.

University of Regina's spring convocation, June 8, saw several Northwest students among the 1,714 earning degrees.

The Battlefords is going ahead with sign corridors to be established at surrounding highway entrances to the community.

Steve Cormons is on the hunt for buskers of all kinds in his quest to improve the community.

Here is a rundown of some business that took place at Monday's council meeting. The 2010 audited financial statements for the year ending Dec. 31, 2010 were presented by Barry Svenkeson of the accounting firm Holm Clements Kwong Svenkeson Raiche.

North Battleford has fallen short in its bid to power up rinks in the community using wind turbines. The city was among 79 communities who applied to the SaskPower Self Generated Electricity Project for Rinks.

The City of North Battleford is getting ready for a major role in celebration activities leading up to and including Canada Day 2011.

The lights went out in Humboldt and a large part of the rural area last week when loaded-down power lines met with some tree branches.

Local residents are increasingly complaining about receiving suspicious, even bizarre, phone calls from what appear to be potential scammers looking to hack into victims' computers.