Category Archives: Battlefords

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

Battlefords battle Broncos this weekend
After coming off four games in just six days this past week, the Battlefords North Stars now get ready for a weekend clash on Friday, Jan. 17 and Saturday, Jan. 18 against division rival and former He...
Jan 14, 2025

Lloyd man charged with fraud after $300K was embezzled from minor hockey association
A 42-year-old Lloydminster man has been charged with multiple counts after police received reports that over $300,000 was embezzled from the Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association over the course of fi...
Jan 13, 2025