Local News

A ceremony was held Dec. 10 to recognize the graduates of North West Regional College's Battlefords Campus hairstylist program.

The local branch of the CIBC celebrated 100 years of service in Maidstone Friday. The Standard Bank of Canada opened its doors in the community Dec. 12, 1910.

As some hid inside their warm houses Saturday and quivered at the sight of the snow falling, others were outside enjoying the winter weather at Table Mountain.

Battlefords Residential Services Inc. (BRSI) held their annual Christmas and awards function Nov. 27 in conjunction with Battlefords Community Players supper theatre at the Western Development Museum.

Citizens of Humboldt will now be pleased when travelling west of the city. On December 4, the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (MHI) completed paving on a section of Highway 5.

Greeting Santa Santa Claus took time during the 79th annual Watson Santa Claus Days to meet with residents of Quill Plains Centennial Lodge.

Amid the hustle and bustle of the season there are hours set aside for thoughts of faith, hope, peace and goodwill toward all. In Maidstone the annual ecumenical carol service is a time to sit and wait, but no man in a red hat appears.

New office gives immigration centre more workspace

City council has given its approval to a downtown homeless shelter following a special session of council held Monday.

The Town of Battleford just got a little closer to its Gasoline Alley dream, as council approved a $39,100 estimate for a detailed design of the service road, which will run from Highway 16 to 29th Street along Highway 4 south.