Battlefords

Roadway construction to finish soon

Improvements to Territorial Drive by Discovery Co-op Mall are still underway and the city hopes to have the project wrapped up in the next couple of weeks. The area has been under construction since a...

Oct 26, 2022

City looking for ways to deter thefts of catalytic converters

With catalytic converter thefts on the rise, the City of North Battleford is looking at ways to possibly fine people who are found with one illegally in their possession. Council approved the administ...

Oct 25, 2022

Trial for accused in apartment building fire now set for May

One of the people facing charges in connection with the Jan. 3 apartment building fire in North Battleford will now stand trial next spring. Naomi Jean Yellowtail, 43, of North Battleford is facing a ...

Oct 25, 2022

City getting ready for deliberations on proposed 2023 budget

North Battleford city council will soon be taking part in public deliberation meetings for the proposed operations and capital budgets for 2023. At council's meeting Monday, Director of Finance Brent ...

Oct 24, 2022

Book on Delmas residential school fire to be released next month

A new book, called "Ashes and Embers: Stories of the Delmas Indian Residential School" is set to be launched at a special reception in North Battleford.Written by Poundmaker Cree Nation author and edu...

Oct 24, 2022

Fred Light Museum's 'Honour Our Veterans' banners unveiling planned

The Fred Light Museum 'Honour Our Veterans' banner program is once again running in Battleford. An unveiling ceremony will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 at the Alex Dillabough Centre to recognize th...

Oct 24, 2022

Battlefords RCMP searching for multiple armed suspects

RCMP are looking for multiple armed suspects after several incidents over the last few days.Just before 9 p.m. on Oct. 21, Battlefords RCMP received a report of a single-vehicle rollover on Mosquito F...

Oct 24, 2022

Two arrested in connection to death of Wendy Bird

RCMP have arrested two people in connection to the death of 24-year-old Wendy Bird from Prince Albert. Bird's body was found on the side of highway 16, near Maymont on Oct. 16.25-year-old Dustin Cookm...

Oct 22, 2022

BRSI celebrates completion of renovations at day program facility

Battlefords Residential Services Inc. (BRSI) celebrated the completion of renovations at its BRIDGE day program facility on Friday. The project was completed in 2021, but the organization held the rib...

Oct 21, 2022

Harvest finished for season in North West region

Producers in the North West region, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area, have wrapped up their harvest for this fall.Linda Bomok, who farms with her sons in the Richard, Saskatchewan, area,...

Oct 20, 2022