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North West College continues to grow; adding psychiatric nursing program in 2019
North West College is continuing to grow. The college announced they are now offering a brand-new program in 2019 for psychiatric nursing. The two-and-a-half-year diploma program will be delivered thr...
Jan 25, 2019

Women in Farming
The Beaver River Agri-Environmental Group Plan is hosting a seminar: Women in Farming in cooperation with the Meadow Lake Agricultural Society. Information is in the poster below.
Jan 25, 2019

Hockey on the Street
The Battlefords North Stars take over the Boys and Girls Club with Street Hockey February 10th. See the poster for full details.
Jan 25, 2019

CARTOON 01-25-2019
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 01-25-2019
Jan 25, 2019

Holland hands Silvernagle first loss at Viterra Scotties provincials
Humboldt, Sask. – Robyn Silvernagle dropped her first game at the 2019 Viterra Scotties Provincial Championships. The North Battleford rink dropped 9-4 to Regina-based rink Amber Holland. The te...
Jan 24, 2019

Young creators encouraged to enter Indigenous Arts and Stories contest
Indigenous youth who have a knack for art and writing and want to get their content out there are welcomed to submit their work for a prestigious national contest. The Indigenous Arts and Stories...
Jan 24, 2019

Table Mountain night skiing offers unique activity in the Battlefords
Friday night will bring with it the third night skiing/snowboarding session of the new year at Table Mountain. Offered Friday evenings from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Jan. 25 will mark the return of nigh...
Jan 24, 2019

Etiquette expected as Kerry Vickar Centre converts into courtroom
There are a few things visitors to the Jaskirat Sidhu sentencing in Melfort need to know before proceedings begin on Monday. Due to the magnitude of victims and family members involved in the case, of...
Jan 24, 2019

Red Tape blues: How do the province and P.A. stack up?
Reducing regulations and cutting back on all that paperwork is the focus of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) annual Red Tape Report Card. Their latest analysis, as part of Red Ta...
Jan 24, 2019

TSB releases report on 2018 Hudson Bay area train derailment
The report is in on last summer’s train derailment north of Hudson Bay that led to minor injuries to two crew members. The two locomotives on a VIA Rail train derailed July 5, after over 100 mil...
Jan 24, 2019