Category Archives: Battlefords
'Winter of Extremes' for Table Mountain as they approach the final month of the season
Throughout the winter months with cold snaps and warm stretches, it has been an inconsistent season for Table Mountain Regional Park. "December was cold and warmed up for a few days right after Christ...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: (Table Mountain/Facebook))
Unpaid tickets in North Battleford top $450K as fines increasingly go unpaid
A growing number of municipal fines are being left unpaid in North Battleford, with city figures showing a sharp jump in outstanding tickets in 2025.The latest quarterly financial report to council sh...
Feb 24, 2026 (Image Credit: ID 34106305 © Syda Productions | Dreamstime.com)
House notices aim to restore safety in Red Pheasant Cree Nation
Leadership at Red Pheasant Cree Nation is increasing efforts to restore community safety, with stricter consequences aimed at curbing drug use and gang-related crimes. The Nation has been working clos...
Feb 24, 2026 House with windows boarded. (Image Credit: ID 280261451 © Andrii Biletskyi | Dreamstime.com)
North Battleford approves recreation fee increases through 2028
North Battleford residents will pay slightly more to use city recreation facilities after council approved annual fee increases of about two per cent through 2028.City council voted Monday to adopt a ...
Feb 24, 2026 A picture taken during the council meeting on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026, at the Don Ross Council Chambers in North Battleford. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)
For the love of theatre: ‘Bittergirl’ cast brings heartbreak and humour to the stage
It's all for the love of theatre.That's the opinion shared by the four-person musical cast of Bittergirl, who all said the long rehearsal hours are worth every minute once the curtain rises."It can be...
Feb 23, 2026 Amber Milne, Holly Bryant and Crystal Gilbert practicing at rehearsal with members of the musical's band. (Image Credit: Alyssa Rudolph/ battlefordsNOW)
'You just get used to it': Four years after fleeing war, a displaced Ukrainian reflects on life in Saskatchewan
Nearly four years after fleeing Ukraine, Yevheniia Pyshuk has built a life in Saskatchewan, but every call home still begins with uncertainty.Her family remains in the country. She is the only one who...
Feb 23, 2026 (Image Credit: The Canadian Press)
'Gangs are never an option': Thunderchild First Nation hosts community anti-gang conference
For Betty Anne Shankar, director of prevention for Thunderchild First Nation, bringing awareness to gang prevention is crucial. "We are seeing recruitment happening at younger ages. Gangs target the v...
Feb 23, 2026 Thunderchild First Nation's flag. (Image Credit: The Canadian Encyclopedia)
North Battleford council to weigh cannabis store cap, shipping container rules and feel hikes
North Battleford city council will face a mix of policy questions and cost adjustments Monday night, including a request to limit cannabis retailers, possible changes to shipping container regulations...
Feb 23, 2026 A picture taken during a previous council meeting at the Don Ross Council Chamber in North Battleford. (Image Credit: battlefordsNOW staff)
Telemiracle Week begins
Kinsmen Telemiracle is celebrating its 50th anniversary and leading up to the big show that runs February 28 to March 1, this week has been proclaimed Telemiracle Week."Year after year, Saskatchewan p...
Feb 22, 2026 Last year's Telemiracle raised more than $5.7 million. (Image Credit: Telemiracle/Facebook)
Coldest Night of the Year walk to support TYS after provincial funding cut
Battleford's Territorial Youth Services (TYS) is gearing up for its biggest fundraiser of the year. On Feb. 28, community members will walk in support of the efforts of TYS for the 'Coldest Night of t...
Feb 21, 2026 2025 Coldest Night of the Year in North Battleford on Feb. 22, 2025. (Image Credit: Kenneth Cheung/battlefordsNOW)