Category Archives: Battlefords
City axes block party fees
There will be one less obstacle to holding a block party this summer, thanks to the city's decision to axe the $25 fee for block party street barricades. City Manager Jim Puffalt said removing the fee...
May 26, 2016
Household garbage in North Battleford halved since 2013
Garbage collected from houses has decreased by 52.5 per cent in North Battleford since 2013. The city's director of operations Stewart Schafer said much of this decrease is due to the recycling progra...
May 26, 2016
FSIN votes to change name
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has voted to change its name after five decades. The abbreviation will remain the same, but it will now be known as the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous...
May 26, 2016
Bus stop benches coming to North Battleford
You won't have to stand waiting for the bus much longer. Just months after the expanded public transportation service was introduced to North Battleford, the city has decided to install benches at som...
May 26, 2016
Bus stop benches coming to North Battleford
You won't have to stand waiting for the bus much longer. Just months after the expanded public transportation service was introduced to North Battleford, the city has decided to install benches at som...
May 26, 2016
FSIN votes to change name
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has voted to change its name after five decades. The abbreviation will remain the same, but it will now be known as the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous...
May 26, 2016
$100 million in federal funding to go towards indigenous employment initiatives
The federal government has announced $100 million in funding to combat high rates of unemployment in indigenous communities. The funding will go toward employment and skills development initiatives an...
May 25, 2016
$100 million in federal funding to go towards indigenous employment initiatives
The federal government has announced $100 million in funding to combat high rates of unemployment in indigenous communities. The funding will go toward employment and skills development initiatives an...
May 25, 2016
Battleford kids help plant trees at old landfill
Members of a Battleford service club hope future generations will be able to enjoy land that is currently unusable. The Battleford Historic Lions were joined Wednesday, May 24 by a busload of students...
May 25, 2016
Walking for the MS cure in the Battlefords
Walkers are taking to the Battlefords in order to raise money and awareness for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and those dealing with the disease. MS Society of Canada’s manager of development for Sout...
May 25, 2016