Battlefords

Book on Delmas residential school fire to be available next month

A new book, called Ashes and Embers: Stories of the Delmas Indian Residential School will be available in the Battlefords area in a couple of weeks. Written by Poundmaker Cree Nation author and educat...

Nov 29, 2022

City approves Petro-Canada project, access road improvement

The City of North Battleford has approved a proposal for an expansion of the Petro-Canada gas bar and convenience store, located along the Highway 16 bypass. As part of the effort, the city also autho...

Nov 29, 2022

City looks at proposal for second "Community Safety Perception Survey"

The City of North Battleford is considering a proposal to have a new Community Safety Perception Survey done in 2023, a follow-up to the first survey conducted in 2018. Wendy Verity, who will be invol...

Nov 29, 2022

Firefighters busy putting out garage fire Monday

UPDATE: The City advised at 1:40 p.m. Monday firefighters managed to put out the garage fire, with minor smoke damage to the attached home. There were no injuries as a result of the fire. The cause of...

Nov 28, 2022

Turtleford RCMP seek public's assistance locating missing woman

Update: Turtleford RCMP announced on Wednesday that Keila Campbell was found deceased. Her death is not considered suspicious at this time.Turtleford RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating ...

Nov 28, 2022

Several highways closed around Battlefords

The highways surrounding Meadow Lake and Battlefords are open, except for a section of Highway 376 northbound from Highway 40 to Mayfair in the east, and west along Highway 324 from the Green Canyon a...

Nov 28, 2022

Pool facility temporarily closed following dryer fire Sunday

UPDATE: The City has now advised the Battlefords CO-OP Aquatic Centre is expected to re-open at 1 p.m. on Tuesday instead, as the clean up is taking a little longer than originally anticipated. -UPDAT...

Nov 28, 2022

Snowfall, winter storm warnings in place across Saskatchewan

The warm weather is coming to an end for much of Saskatchewan.Environment Canada's Jason Knight said Sunday another clipper is headed for much of the province."(We're) looking at about 15 centimetres ...

Nov 27, 2022

Lloydminster Big Brothers Big Sisters raising money during the Christmas season

Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) Lloydminster is raising money to help cover some of their programming costs. The campaign is called "Ignite a Little sparkle," and one part fundraiser is called "Light ...

Nov 25, 2022

École Père Mercure students plan trade show fundraiser for trip to Quebec area

Kids at cole Pre Mercure (EPM), North Battleford's francophone school, plan to hold a trade show fundraiser to help with costs for their trip to the Quebec area.Called the EPM Winter Trade Show, the f...

Nov 25, 2022