Category Archives: Battlefords

North Stars announce signings for 2024-25 season
The Battlefords North Stars recently announced their first wave of player signings for the 2024-25 hockey season, which included a pair of recent draft picks, and a local Battlefords standout.Among th...
Mar 15, 2024

Polar Bear Plunge planned for Pinehouse Lake
People at Pinehouse Lake will be getting ready to take a chilly dip this coming Saturday as part of the 5th annual Polar Bear Plunge. The plunge starts at 1 p.m. but there will be a few other activiti...
Mar 14, 2024

UPDATE: RCMP searching for Nathan Mountain
UPDATE: Police have located and arrested Nathan Mountain-Have you seen Nathan Mountain? The Big River RCMP are asking for help from the public to find the 33-year-old following charges of six offences...
Mar 14, 2024

3rd annual Flatland Freestyle Ski Festival to bring serious air this weekend
Alley-Oop, the Flatland Freestyle Ski Club is inviting skiers ages six to 17 to join them on Table Mountain Regional Park for the 3rd Annual Flatland Freestyle Ski Festival this weekend from March 16 ...
Mar 14, 2024

Red Pheasant expects to open new retail plaza this summer
Red Pheasant Cree Nation hopes to open its new retail plaza on its urban reserve in North Battleford this summer.The 17-unit mall, called Eagles Landing, will be at 15th Avenue and Territorial Drive."...
Mar 14, 2024

Battlefords United FC takes Slush Cup hardware to cap indoor season
Battlefords United FC recently wrapped up its indoor soccer season, taking home some year-end hardware at the 2024 Slush Cup in Edmonton. This marked the program's first-ever trip to the Slush Cup, th...
Mar 14, 2024

Grab 3/14 of a slice of Pi
Pi Day, that magically tasty time of year when bakeries get their math on and calculate how much flour, sugar and flavour are needed to make the perfect pie.In North Battleford, Andy Thiell, owner and...
Mar 14, 2024

School band's trip to NYC still on, regardless of sanctions
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) Band's planned trip to New York City is still moving ahead, despite teachers' sanctions underway.Saskatchewan teachers withdrew their time for extrac...
Mar 13, 2024

Vikings senior girls take provincial silver, cap strong season for NBCHS curling
North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) recently wrapped up a curling season amongst the very best in program history.Headlined by a provincial silver medal for the Vikings' senior girls te...
Mar 13, 2024

Residents reflect back on the Queen's Hotel
Krista Saxton remembers walking into the Queen's Hotel and seeing an old photo of a fire. At first glance, the photo shows a building on fire. Upon closer inspection, however, a shadowy figure of a ma...
Mar 13, 2024