Category Archives: Battlefords
Table Mountain's season winds down with one final weekend
A winter of extremes. That's how Table Mountain's manager Lawrence Blouin, described this winter at the hill as the season's end inches closer. "The weather was plus 8 C one day, and then three, four ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: Table Mountain/ Facebook)
'This means so much': Flags raised in North Battleford brings community together
As a young boy, Tyson Wuttunee would sit on his hockey team's bench at North Battleford's Access Communications Centre, waiting for his turn to step onto the ice. Often, his gaze drifted across the ri...
Mar 25, 2026 Community members gathered at the Access Communications Center for the flag raising ceremony. (Image Credit: City of North Battleford/ Facebook)
North Battleford property owners have 30-day window to appeal 2026 assessments
Property owners in North Battleford will have a one-month window to review and challenge their assessed property values as the city opens its 2026 assessment roll this week.The roll will be available ...
Mar 25, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 112833767 © Tero Vesalainen | Dreamstime.com)
North Battleford reviews tax system as study finds lower-value homes pay more
A new tax study suggests lower-value homes in North Battleford are paying a higher share of property taxes than properties that are worth more, as city council reviews how taxes are distributed.Counci...
Mar 24, 2026 A photo taken during the city council meeting at the Don Ross Council Chambers in North Battleford on Monday, March 23, 2026. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
Lloydminster teen charged with second-degree murder in fatal Alberta highway shooting
An 18-year-old man from Lloydminster has been charged with second-degree murder in a fatal shooting on a highway south of Edmonton.Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit says Jimmy Gassner was arrested March ...
Mar 24, 2026 Birinder Singh, 22, is shown in this undated photo. Singh was killed in a highway shooting near Leduc, Alta., on March 14, 2026. (Image Credit: GoFundMe.com/ Punarmeet Singh)
'I'm not leaving my son': Mother recalls desperate moments as teen is pulled from burning crash near Paynton
"I'm not leaving my son."That's what Breanna Dillon remembers telling bystanders as flames spread through a crashed vehicle near Paynton last Thursday, with her 13-year-old boy still trapped inside.Mi...
Mar 24, 2026 Breanna Dillon, left, and her 13-year-old son, Malachi. He was seriously injured in a crash near Paynton on March 19, 2026. (Image Credit: Breanna Dillon)
Local entrepreneur secures $5,000 grant for first-place business pitch
When Jeremy Smith walked into the North Battleford Business Pitch Competition, winning wasn't on his mind. By the end of the event, he walked out with first place, and a $5,000 grant to invest in his ...
Mar 24, 2026 Jeremy Smith receiving his $5,000 cheque at the North Battleford Business Pitch Competition. (Image Credit: Jeremy Smith/ Facebook)
UPDATE: fatal Highway 40 crash claims life of 21-Year-Old woman
*This story was updated to include more details from RCMP.Battlefords RCMP have confirmed that Wednesday morning's crash on Highway 40 killed one person, and left two other seriously injured.On March ...
Mar 24, 2026 RCMP patrol vehicle. (Image Credit: Saskatchewan RCMP)
North Battleford seeks clarity as province eyes forced addictions treatment rollout
North Battleford officials say they are cautiously supportive of Saskatchewan's plan to launch a forced addictions treatment program in the city, but stress key details remain unclear.The province has...
Mar 23, 2026 The downtown area of North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Battleford considers scrapping base tax in property tax overhaul
North Battleford city council is set to review a new tax study tonight that could pave the way for a major overhaul of how property taxes are calculated, including the potential elimination of the cit...
Mar 23, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 212479902 © Andrey Popov | Dreamstime.com)