Battlefords

Updated: Travel not recommended around Battlefords area

With heavy snow and winds expected to gust up to 80 km/h Thursday evening, motorists are being advised to stay off of area highways.As of 8:30 p.m., travel was not recommended on Hwy 4, Hwy 16, Hwy 29...

Jan 16, 2025

SWHL well represented in Provincial Playoffs

This past week, the bracket for Senior Hockey Provincial Playoffs was released and the Battlefords surrounding areas had six teams selected, all from the Sask. West Hockey League (SWHL) to compete acr...

Jan 16, 2025

Budget talks continue in N. Battleford

The $100,000 HWY 4 project, new ticketing software for the community safety officers, and remediating asbestos from the Battlefords Humane Society building, were among the big items on the North Battl...

Jan 16, 2025

Battleford council proposes $100 levy to save funds for future infrastructure projects

Residents in the Town of Battleford can expect a $100 levy this year.The town held a special public council meeting on Wednesday night to discuss the proposed budget, which is expected to be approved ...

Jan 16, 2025

“There's a stigma that we can't be soft”: MLTC hopes to create change through Men’s Gathering

Weak. Soft. Those two simple words have often been used to describe an illness, but not one of the body, instead, one of the mind. In the case of some Indigenous men, merely for speaking out about the...

Jan 16, 2025

'It's like we don't matter': SEIU-West workers in Biggar rally for better working conditions

SEIU-West members picketed and rallied outside the Biggar and District Health Centre on Wednesday to voice their frustrations with the provincial government over the slow progress in negotiations for ...

Jan 16, 2025

Battlefords RCMP welcomes Ryan How as new detachment commander

There's a new inspector in North Town. Officer-in Charge (OIC), Detachment Commander Ryan How officially began his duties just two days before Christmas and he plans on building upon what former Inspe...

Jan 15, 2025

Battlefords Volleyball Club earn gold at first tournament of 2025

After placing third at their first tournament of the season back on Dec. 13 and 14 in Martensville, coming into the new year, the promotion of hard work and team culture was determining factor for the...

Jan 15, 2025

Teen girl and two men arrested following stolen vehicle chase in Lloydminster

A 15-year-old girl and two men in Lloydminster are now in custody after leading police on a chase in a stolen car. On Monday afternoon, the RCMP in Lloydminster received several 911 calls about a driv...

Jan 15, 2025

NBFD sees decrease in calls over 2024

The North Battleford Fire Department reported a decrease in calls over 2024 at the Monday's council meeting. "At the end of the year, our total call volumes were 641," said Deputy Fire Chief Paul Perr...

Jan 14, 2025