Category Archives: Battlefords

‘Back to school’: Schools welcome students’ return
Students in Meadow Lake and the Battlefords will head back to a normal classroom setting on Monday following the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation's lifting of sanctions.According to an online letter ...
Apr 12, 2024

Local football player wins OneWorld Bowl Games in Germany
North Battleford's Keaten Osicki is coming off a trip of a lifetime, winning an international championship at the 2024 OneWorld Bowl Games, with the Sask Selects varsity football team in Emsdetten, Ge...
Apr 12, 2024

Rolling Barrage hopes to raise awareness of PTSD in veterans
A large rally of supporters will be riding their motorbikes through the Battlefords this summer to increase awareness about the issue of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), impacting veterans and f...
Apr 12, 2024

North Stars alums reflect on repeat championship with Red Deer Polytechnic
The Red Deer Polytechnic men's hockey team recently took home a second straight ACAC championship, with four former Battlefords North Stars playing an integral role in the team's title defense.Jaxon S...
Apr 12, 2024

Agnes of God among highlights of TheatreFest
Agnes of God is one of the exciting highlights of Saskatchewan TheatreFest, taking place in North Battleford this year. The play will run Wednesday, April 24, during TheatreFest, which takes place Apr...
Apr 11, 2024

Trial postponed for two accused in Geddes death
A trial originally scheduled for April 8 for two suspects in the death of Edward (Ted) Keith Geddes has been postponed.According to the Court of King's Bench in Battleford, the new date is still to be...
Apr 11, 2024

Sask. mother, FSIN want longer sentence for impaired driver who hit son
Darnell Fineday suffered life-altering injuries when he was struck by an impaired driver at the intersection of Hart Road and 22nd Street last April.Now, the 28-year-old from the Mosquito First Nation...
Apr 11, 2024

'Mission Possible': On-Air for Healthcare radio-thon set for May. 10
Raising over half a million dollars for the Battlefords Union Hospital Foundation should prove "Mission Possible" for the community."We're raising money for the operating room this year," said Chris E...
Apr 11, 2024

Battleford council talks raises for future council
The town council have agreed to an administrative recommendation to change the renumeration policy to include yearly increases and council renumeration to coincide with the same yearly increase that i...
Apr 10, 2024

NB Sanitary Sewer Trunk upgrade project to see more testing
The City of North Battleford is proceeding with further testing for the Sanitary Sewer Main Twinning Project after some high levels of hydrogen sulfide gases were noticed from the gases exhausted from...
Apr 10, 2024