Category Archives: Battlefords

North Stars host Millionaires for Game 1 of first-round series
North Battleford's Access Communications Centre will be rocking Friday for the opening night of the 2024 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs, as the Battlefords North Stars host the Melv...
Mar 22, 2024

Flying Dust First Nation kicks off third annual Winter Celebration
Festivities are underway for the third annual Flying Dust Winter Celebration. "It was just meant to close out the winter season, get families out - like it starts getting a little nicer and we're able...
Mar 22, 2024

N.B. Mayor, local Chamber offer positive reception to provincial budget
Following the release of the 2024-25 provincial budget, North Battleford Mayor, David Gillan and Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating Officer, Linda Machniak weighed in on some of the key t...
Mar 21, 2024

Connaught and McKitrick schools to be reconfigured for new school year
Living Sky School Division will be reconfiguring two of its elementary schools for the new school year with an aim to offer more "specialized learning environments, tailored to meet the unique needs o...
Mar 21, 2024

U11 Battlefords Sharks win SFHL championship
The U11 Battlefords Sharks are coming off a season for the ages, proving themselves at the top of the food chain in the Sask Female Hockey League (SFHL).After clinching first place in the league stand...
Mar 21, 2024

Northwest Sask. leaders react to provincial budget
The 2024-25 Saskatchewan budget has been tabled and the Battlefords and Meadow Lake communities are reacting to the Classrooms, Care and Communities. According to NDP Battlefords candidate Tom Kroczyn...
Mar 21, 2024

North Stars Bell, Olsen headline SJHL Award winners
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) announced its year-end award winners Wednesday, with a pair of Battlefords North Stars taking centre stage, and making history.Kian Bell became the first p...
Mar 20, 2024

U18 Northwest Sharks take North Division title, advance to provincial final
The U18 AA Northwest Sharks return to action Wednesday night at the Access Communications Centre, for Game 1 of their best-of-three provincial finals series with the Regina Rebels.Coming off a franchi...
Mar 20, 2024
Lloydminster Teachers on picket line Friday
Teachers in Lloydminster will be back on the picket line come Friday. The Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation announced that the one-day strike by the members of Lloydminster Teachers' Association and H...
Mar 20, 2024

Vikings senior basketball teams take regional hardware
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) is coming off a strong showing at regionals, which saw the Vikings senior boys win 5A gold in Lloydminster, and the senior girls take home 5A bronze ...
Mar 19, 2024