Category Archives: Battlefords
Economic development update, blessing box proposal on North Battleford council agenda
North Battleford city council will receive an update on the city's economic development efforts when it meets Monday evening, alongside a proposal to install a community "blessing box" food pantry out...
Mar 06, 2026 File photo. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
North Battleford high school entrepreneurs brew up business with in-school coffee company
Inside a classroom at North Battleford Comprehensive High School sits five students who shared the same passion of starting up a small business for their entrepreneur class project. Brendan Muli, alon...
Mar 06, 2026 Five Cups Coffee Co. business students serving coffee from the school canteen. (Image Credit: Submitted/ Rhonda MacDonald)
'We hope to make Saskatchewan proud': local curlers set for U-20 nationals after provincial win
Curling often begins with small moments - a first step onto the ice, learning to slide and balance, finding the rhythm of the sweep, and the precise push of the stone from the hack.For North Battlefor...
Mar 06, 2026 Team Semeniuk poses with the championship trophy after winning the Saskatchewan U-20 women’s curling championship in Swift Current. From left: Chloe Semeniuk (skip), Leah Beausoleil (third), Kelsey Wall (second), Lindsay Miller (lead) and coach Nicole Beausoleil. (Image Credit: Submitted/Chloe Semeniuk)
Witness says he heard gunshot while travelling with victim, accused in Bearsears murder trial
A man who was in a truck with Lee Bearsears and the man accused of his murder told court Thursday he heard a gunshot while the three were travelling together.Preston Checkosis testified in the Court o...
Mar 05, 2026 Leslee Bearsears displays a sign calling for justice for her son, Lee Bearsears, whose death is the subject of an ongoing trial at the Court of King’s Bench in Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
North Battleford Repair Café promotes reuse over waste
Whether your shirt has a hole or your bike won't pedal, skilled volunteers at the upcoming North Battleford Repair Caf are ready to help fix it.On March 21, community members are invited to bring thei...
Mar 04, 2026 Volunteers fixing items at a Repair Cafe. (Image Credit: file photo/paNOW Staff)
Unknown liquid warning issued in Battlefords as RCMP investigate sudden deaths
Think twice before you drink it. RCMP in the Battlefords are warning the public not to consume unknown liquid beverages after receiving a report of a potentially hazardous substance circulating in the...
Mar 03, 2026 (Image Credit: RCMP)
Throwback on the trails: Battlefords launch first vintage snowmobile ride
Over the weekend, Battlefords Trailbreakers Snowmobile Club held their first annual vintage ride where riders stepped into old suites and started the engines to sleds dating back to the '60s. Among th...
Mar 03, 2026 Vintage snowmobiles at the Battlefords first vintage ride. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'It will definitely start this spring': Updates on $3.4M arena expansion in Battleford
The Town of Battleford is bringing in outside oversight as it prepares to begin work this spring on its $3.4-million arena expansion.Council has voted to accept a proposal from Colliers Project Leader...
Mar 03, 2026 A rendering shows the proposed exterior design of the Battleford Arena expansion, part of a $3.4-million project to modernize the 1977 facility with improved accessibility, safety and user amenities. (Image Credit: Associated Engineering)
Battlefords community raises nearly $55K at Coldest Night of the Year walk
Over 70 community members took part in the Battlefords Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) fundraiser on Saturday evening, which helped raise nearly $55,000 for Territorial Youth Services (TYS). During t...
Mar 03, 2026 Participants walking for the Coldest Night of the Year fundraiser with their CNOY hats. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford residents to see slight recycling increase as monthly billing begins
Residents in Battleford will see a slight increase on their monthly utility bills after council approved a 7.5 per cent recycling rate hike and formally adopted a new monthly billing policy.The recycl...
Mar 03, 2026 A picture taken during a regular town council meeting on Monday, March 2, 2026, at the Battleford Town Hall. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)