“There were so many people who came out from all the communities that were affected,” she said.
A day of prayer for the children of the St. Henry Residential School that was near Delmas wrapped up this afternoon. A search of the grounds for unmarked graves will take place Tuesday morning using Ground Penetrating Radar. pic.twitter.com/4AbikC6QzJ
Several members of the Delmas community and council, as well as Mayor Ames Leslie of the Town of Battleford, also participated. Whitecalf said that was very encouraging.
“It shows that people are willing to work with us to bring closure and healing to all the communities,” she said.
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Battleford will soon be the home of another Oil Can Charlie’s location. At their May 17 meeting at Town Hall, Battleford council members heard from Jay Bottomley, owner of Oil Can Charlie’s in . . .
In addition to remarks from Co-op officials and staff, the grand opening included speeches from Mayor David Gillan of North Battleford and Mayor Ames Leslie of Battleford, as well as Melanie Roberts, who is chair of the Battlefords Chamber of Commerce. The timing of the expansion project made sense for Discovery Co-op, as they were required by provincial legislation to make the regular upgrades. “In our case, here we had to change our tanks, and of course our pumps were really at the end of their life,” said General Manager Mike Nord. The COVID-19 pandemic also meant less business all around, “because people weren’t driving,” Nord said. “It was an opportunity for us to make changes right now while we could.”
With fire bans in effect throughout the region, the Town of Battleford has passed a timely policy on outdoor fire rules and regulations. This policy will set out those rules for approved fire . . .