Local News

The woman who helped "relight the night" in the Battlefords has been named Citizen of the Year in the Battlefords for 2010.

The City of North Battleford is planning to seek a Certificate of Recognition designation in the near future, as a way to promote health and safety in its workplace.

A 23-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle rollover in the early hours Wednesday. According to WPD Ambulance the crash happened around 3 a.m. approximately 36 km east of North Battleford.

A collision north of Cando has resulted in three people being sent to Battlefords Union Hospital. According to a WPD Ambulance news release, the collision happened on Highway 4 around 1:30 p.m. Dec. 29.

When Minister Tim McMillan paid a visit to the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Dec. 10, the first thing he talked about was not the economy of Saskatchewan, nor it's roads and highways.

Valley Ford celebrated the Christmas spirit this season by collecting toys, food and more for a family in need. The Tshakani family moved here from the Congo in February.

North Battleford city council has some hard thinking ahead of them on the issue of whether to convert from communal bins to individual rollout bins across the city.

Crime numbers for the Battlefords RCMP detachment showed improvement - for a change - in November. For persons, property, Criminal Code, liquor act and provincial traffic offences, numbers were down for the month.

In the wake of a year in which North Battleford's emergency preparedness was put to the test, the city is planning increased preparedness efforts in 2011.

Dennis Cann of North Battleford is one of 16 Saskatchewan lawyers honoured recently with Queen's Counsel (QC) appointments.