Battlefords

Homeowners challenged with high cost of local improvements

The Town of Battleford received another petition from residents opposed to the high cost for possible infrastructure work. Homeowners Colleen Blais and Jim Ramsay spoke to council as a delegation on b...

Jun 21, 2022

Unity planning Canada Day events

The Unity community will be coming together on July 1 to celebrate Canada Day in a big way. Unity and District Heritage Museum (UDHM) will host a number of events throughout the day to get people in t...

Jun 20, 2022

Living Sky hosts flag raising ahead of Indigenous People's Day

Members of Living Sky School Division (LSSD) gathered with Indigenous Elders for a special morning at the division office.LSSD hosted a ceremonial flag raising on Monday, blessing the attendees and th...

Jun 20, 2022

Onion Lake man's death to receive public inquest in Lloydminster

A public inquest into the death of Randy Wolfe is scheduled for late July in Lloydminster.This will take place at the Lloydminster Agricultural Exhibition Association (Lloyd Ex) July 18-22. The inques...

Jun 20, 2022

Preliminary hearing for accused in Moosomin homicide set for November

A preliminary hearing for one of the accused in the Damian Moosomin homicide investigation is now scheduled for this fall.Stormy Wapass-Semaganis, 24, of Edmonton, Alta., facing a charge of first-degr...

Jun 20, 2022

COVID levels continue to remain low in P.A. & North Battleford: study

Prince Albert and North Battleford are continuing to trend in the right direction when it comes to COVID.That's according to the University of Saskatchewan which continues to study the virus in each c...

Jun 20, 2022

Education Minister meets with catholic school division amid JP II tour

Work is progressing on improvements for John Paul II Collegiate (JP II) in North Battleford.Education Minister Dustin Duncan toured the school while meeting with board members of the Light of Christ C...

Jun 18, 2022

Battlefords celebrate launch of Early Years Family Resource Centre

There were big smiles and little smiles all around Friday as The Battlefords Early Years Family Resource Centre (BEYFRC) held its grand opening celebration. The bright spacious facility is located at ...

Jun 17, 2022

NW seeding wrapping up, rain impact being assessed

Seeding is just about complete in the northwest region of the province, including the Battlefords and Meadow Lake area. While there were heavy rains in the area on June 13 and 14, the province is stil...

Jun 17, 2022

Town celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

It was a day to celebrate Indigenous culture when the Town of Battleford hosted National Indigenous Peoples Day on Thursday.While the day officially takes place June 21, the town wanted to give more p...

Jun 17, 2022