Category Archives: Battlefords

Legislation to address Husky oil spill response
Following last summer’s Husky oil spill impacting North Battleford residents’ water source, the province has completed an investigation into the cause of the accident and has made recommen...
Mar 24, 2017

Wall of courage to be unveiled Wednesday at BUH
Visiting a hospital is never easy. Whether as a patient or a visitor it often can be stressful, intimidating and lonely. Knowing this first hand Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation Executive D...
Mar 24, 2017
Catholic school division responds to funding cut
North Battleford area’s Catholic school division will be reviewing its plans ahead following the province’s announcement of a 1.2 per cent operating funding cut across school divisions in ...
Mar 24, 2017
Catholic school division responds to funding cut
North Battleford area’s Catholic school division will be reviewing its plans ahead following the province’s announcement of a 1.2 per cent operating funding cut across school divisions in ...
Mar 24, 2017

Wall of courage to be unveiled Wednesday at BUH
Visiting a hospital is never easy. Whether as a patient or a visitor it often can be stressful, intimidating and lonely. Knowing this first hand Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation Executive D...
Mar 24, 2017

PST on construction could have a $500,000 effect on N.B.
With PST now being charged on construction, North Battleford could have to pay an additional $500,000 which wasn't budgeted for. The provincial budget was released yesterday and not only was the PST i...
Mar 23, 2017

PST on construction could have a $500,000 effect on N.B.
With PST now being charged on construction, North Battleford could have to pay an additional $500,000 which wasn't budgeted for. The provincial budget was released yesterday and not only was the PST i...
Mar 23, 2017

Expansion of PST hurting local businesses
North Battleford and area businesses will feel the crunch with the province’s budget announcement that PST will not only increase to six per cent, but it also will now be applied to more purchas...
Mar 23, 2017

Expansion of PST hurting local businesses
North Battleford and area businesses will feel the crunch with the province’s budget announcement that PST will not only increase to six per cent, but it also will now be applied to more purchas...
Mar 23, 2017

'We knew cuts were coming, but not like this' :Library Director
Eleanor Crumblehume knew cuts to library services were coming with Wednesday's 2017 provincial budget; she just had no idea how drastic they would be. "We absolutely expected cuts with this budget, bu...
Mar 23, 2017