Local News

Following is the story of Colette and her daughter Shauna Forrister of North Battleford, relating their encounter with heart disease. Colette's story (September 10, 2004): 1 a.m. I awoke to a strange noise and could not locate it." 6 a.m.

Concerned residents on Mosquito First Nation expressed their desire for a change of living conditions on the reserve at a public meeting Sunday. The meeting comes in the wake of a Treaty Land Entitlement scandal on the reserve.

It's the end of an era. The first cabins were moved off their lots at Waldsea Lake in the last two weeks.

Preparedness was the watchword on the minds of municipal officials and emergency personnel from throughout the region Tuesday. A session on municipal emergency preparedness took place that afternoon at the Don Ross Centre in North Battleford.

Libraries are supposed to be quiet, just not too quiet, but they can in fact be fun places to be. The Maidstone Library held their annual meeting in February with board members and a guest from headquarters in North Battleford.

Property damage has been piling up over the past few days, but there have been reports of injuries. Sunday at about 4:15 a.m. a truck collided with a light pole.

Building permits in 2011 aren't off to quite the torrid pace seen in 2010, just yet. In January, eight permits were issued for a total of $1,774,000, compared to six issued for $7,686,000 in January 2010.

It's still up in the air whether we will have a spring federal election, but the NDP in the area have their candidate ready, just in case.

Meaning will, desire, helmet and protector, the name Liam jumped to the number one spot for popular baby boy names in Saskatchewan in 2010, with 89 Liams coming home from the hospital.

A new false alarm bylaw is in the works for North Battleford. City council saw a draft of the proposed new bylaw for the first time at Monday night's council meeting.