Entries for May 2010

Assisted living complex considered for North Battleford
Accident claims life
Police looking for stolen car
95th St. and Territorial Drive intersection could be open in a week
Two bike rodeos planned for the Battlefords
Monthly lottery winners
Seeding progress highest in the Northwest

Drinking water, sewage treatment good in 2009, reports say
Health Region approves $233 million budget
Mayor praises credit union for buying naming rights to Cuplex
School buses could soon be allowed to park on driveways
North Battleford is becoming a little city that thinks big: councillor
Correction
Stones being taken from historic old wall
First ever NWRC powwow a success
EMS Awareness Week successful
École Père Mercure takes third place in contest

City councillors look for solutions to graffiti problem
City joins effort to have Battlefords named “Riderville”
Credit union celebrates grand re-opening
Armed robbery suspect appears in court
Can, should, city regulate sale of bear spray?
Gov’t helped its friends, not Sask. people, Taylor says

RCMP investigate two armed robberies on the weekend
N.B. firefighters battle vehicle fire
Man gets five years, four months for his part in home invasion
“You frightened a community,” judge tells Osecap
Weird things found during excavation of old St. Vital cemetery
Unusually high lead levels found in those interred

Young offender jailed for attempted armed robbery
Twins facing drug, weapons charges remain in remand
New lawyer to be appointed for alleged getaway driver
City firefighters battle several small blazes
Northwest leads the province in crop seeding progress
Youth come out to see TV star

Tickets for Harrison Campbell benefit selling well
Northland Power planning sod-turning ceremony
New hotel still in the works, Lavertu says
Airport renovations expected to be complete in a couple of weeks
Pilot roll-out garbage bins are a success so far: Schafer
Garbage dumped in cemetery
Celebration planned for community market garden
Health Region to undergo accreditation survey

Young cyclist hit by vehicle
Chamber on board for Riderville contest
Eight units pre-sold for B’ford condo project
Construction of condo project could begin in August
Town will run out of residential lots this year, mayor predicts
Get ready for economic boom, Chamber directors told
Chamber director confident businesses will adapt to boom
B’ford fire dept gets raises
Town provides $10,000 grant to Concern For Youth

Town council ratifies waterworks rate policy and investment strategy
Town urged to help get Battlefords declared “Riderville”
Whole community urged to get on Riderville bandwagon
Could Battleford have a green water tower?
BTC donates $10,000 to Ag Society for chuckwagon races
Donor of $60,000 to BUHF passes away

Big jump cancelled
NDP looks for ideas to get youth more involved
City wins silver medal
Gifting can provide good tax breaks, Revenue Canada official says
Make sure donations are set up properly
Eleven per cent of Northwest crop in the ground
U of R women’s v’ball coach holding clinic in Battlefords

Big jump scrubbed; may take place today
Man pleads guilty re: violent home invasion
Defence says victim didn’t suffer any broken bones
Elk herd near Battlefords quarantined
City announces new housing development incentives
Battlefords resident wins individual female category of 64-k trek

Drug, weapons charges include having sawed-off shot gun
Onus on property owners to clean graffiti if bylaw passes
Weight of vehicles under scrutiny
Four more homes slated to be built in Battleford West
Multiplex fundraising committee plans major announcement
Committee welcomes donations of any size
Former B'fords RCMP commanding officer receives award
First ever North West Regional College powwow May 21
Employment centre for youth now open

66-year-old paratrooper wants to try to jump from space again
Councillors say local firms should have got crack at air unit work
Three councillors vote against deal
Councillor happy to see more traffic in city
Some city sidewalks too dangerous, Seidel says
Three men arrested for drugs arrested again
City council approves new energy-efficient boiler for DRC
Policies to encourage residential housing approved
Household Hazardous Waste Day this Saturday

City council agrees with call for assisted living in N.B.

City adopts new condo conversion policy

95th St. and Territorial Drive blocked

New power station boosts economy

Big machinery to be assembled by this weekend

First annual Mental Health Awards banquet held

Bater touts new Liberal renewable energy policy
 

All three turbines on site for SaskPower peaking plant
Water treatment plant expansion project underway
Two single-vehicle rollovers on the weekend
Cops for Cancer raises nearly $6,000
Clean-up bee was a success despite threatening weather
About 260 people attended BBEX
Provincial Court judge free to practice again
Concern For Youth one of five groups to receive Health Region grants
Sask Hospital political football at banquet
Paul Runnalls coming to B’fords for ECIP Teddy Bear Clinic

All teed up for Wayne Pruden tourney
Cops’ heads shaved for cancer
Mock crash held to warn students about “stupid decisions”
Man frustrated with rules re: building on flood plain
Seeding off to a slow start in the Northwest
Seeding slow in west-central Sask.
Comp students love tour of Europe

60-year-old man mugged in downtown North Battleford
BBEX scholarships named after Stan Wychopen
Chamber holding another business improvement seminar
About 160 people attend BBEX
Saulteaux Community Complex officially opened
Comp students enjoy exchange

Table Mountain Regional Park named BBEX Business of the Year
Table Mountain Regional Park under going $2 million expansion
Aunt of girl killed in crash asks town to declare “Hug Your Kid Day”
Service road included in Highway 4 design
Town’s concerns re: highway design dealt with
Jehovah’s Witnesses get break on rental rates
Town parade route approved
Open House for River Valley Master Plan set
Dog Walk may 30
Be careful when doing spring cleaning, Health Region says

Town budget officially passed
Town council approves condos
Decision best for community overall, mayor says
MS Walk raises about $30,000
MS Walk participants praised for involvement
Time capsule to be opened in June

Fatal rollover on Moosomin First Nation under investigation
Man pleads guilty to beating woman in Queen’s Hotel robbery
NDP leader calls for strong, business, strong unions, strong gov’t
Leader urges party to unite
Lingenfelter dismisses poll numbers
Donation to Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation celebrated

Babysitter found guilty of sexual assault
Construction of Performing Arts Centre expected to begin in June
Fishing show profiling Battlefords airs
Prairie North to do some of newly announced surgeries
City council OKs new land sale policy
Prairie North and PA-area health region share IT position
Health Regions will work more efficiently, Fan says
Report designed to help people eat better
Cut Knife woman receives award