Category Archives: Battlefords

Finalists named for 2025 Battlefords Business Excellence Awards
The Battlefords business community is gearing up for one of its biggest nights of the year. Finalists have been announced for the 31st annual Battlefords Business Excellence (BBEX) Awards, with the ga...
Sep 03, 2025

'No risk to public safety': One arrested after police presence in North Battleford
If you spotted flashing lights and extra cruisers around 16th Ave. and 98th St. in North Battleford this morning, police say there's no need to worry.RCMP confirm the activity was tied to an ongoing i...
Sep 02, 2025

North Battleford cancer survivor sheds over 140 pounds with help from TOPS
She came into the world a month too soon, weighing less than four pounds but as time went on she grew - but just a little too much. For most of her life, Irene Lascelle felt trapped inside a body that...
Aug 29, 2025

North Battleford Friendship Centre holds 4th Overdose Awareness Day
The only person that can stop drug use is the addict themself.That was part of the message that resonated with people who attended the 4th annual Overdose Awareness Day at the Battleford Indian and Mt...
Aug 29, 2025

Biggar's multimillion-dollar Brownlee Square set for spring 2026 completion
The Town of Biggar is moving ahead with a major revitalization project that will see new gathering spaces, a farmers' market pavilion and a replica railway station built on Main Street.Known as Brownl...
Aug 28, 2025

International Two-Spirit gathering encourages storytelling, celebration of identity
The 38th annual International Two-Spirit Gathering is underway at Diamond Hill Resort near North Battleford. The gathering focuses on Pekiwewin, which is the act of coming home. "That's such a powerfu...
Aug 28, 2025

Wilkie's $3.2M pool makes a splash despite short first season
The new outdoor swimming pool in Wilkie only had a few weeks of use this summer, but the town's recreation director said it had already proven to be a great addition for the community.The pool officia...
Aug 28, 2025

North Battleford mom launches school supply drive
Buying school supplies can be expensive, and few people know that better than Chelsey Gladue, a North Battleford mother of six. To help families who may be struggling to afford school supplies, Gladue...
Aug 27, 2025

'I got the best crew': Jay Peeaychew leads Black Bear Indian Relay to 2026 Calgary Stampede spot with Medicine Hat win
For Indian Relay rider Jay Peeaychew of Red Pheasant Cree Nation, horses are not just part of the race. They're part of his family."They helped me with anxiety and depression in the past," he said."To...
Aug 27, 2025

North Battleford Demo Derby packs a punch
It was a day full of non-stop bashing and crashing as the Battlefords Agricultural Society held their 40th annual demolition derby on Saturday.The event consisted of 26 full size-cars competing in thr...
Aug 27, 2025