Category Archives: Battlefords

BIRC brings community together to celebrate culture
The Alex Dillabough Centre came alive this past weekend with vibrant colours, delicious food and sounds from around the globe as the Battlefords Immigration Resource Centre (BIRC) hosted its annual 'A...
Jun 02, 2025

UPDATED: Increased police presence on Mosquito Grizzly Bear's Head Lean Man First Nation
UPDATE: As the RCMP were investigating a traffic complaint, they saw a man come out of a home with a firearm. Officers moved to arrest him and advised him to drop the weapon to which he refused and re...
Jun 02, 2025

North Battleford Pride community paint crosswalks on 102nd Street
At the intersection of Service Canada and the North Battleford Public Library, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community were dancing as they painted the crosswalks in the vivid hues of the Progress and Trans...
Jun 01, 2025

Joan Sperle named Unity’s Citizen of the Year following decades of dedication
"It just feels good when you do something for the community. It feels really good. It gives you a sense of pride. You've accomplished something. You've done something good for the community."That's wh...
May 31, 2025

42nd annual Western Days brings crowd and cowboy spirit back to Unity this weekend
It only takes eight seconds to ride a bull, but for Terry Smith, the memories and meaning of Western Days last a lifetime."I've been on this committee since 1998," said Smith, president of the Unity W...
May 30, 2025

Community members coming together to support evacuees and firefighters
It's a scary time right now for a lot of people in Saskatchewan as wildfires continue to threaten communities in the North.The one thing evacuees have been able to count on, however, is their fellow m...
May 30, 2025

Applications for young entrepreneur bursary now open
Young entrepreneurs looking to make a mark in their communities now have an initiative they may turn to for help with their budding businesses. The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce has announced a You...
May 30, 2025

Complete fire ban for RM; Village of Medstead
A complete fire ban has been issued for the Rural Municipality of Medstead No. 497 along with the Village of Medstead and will remain so until further notice. As such, open fires, burning, fireworks, ...
May 30, 2025

Air quality advisory issued for Central Saskatchewan
The wind has shifted. Smoke from the wildfires in the north is now blowing into more south and eastern areas of the province. Echoing the warning issued by Environment Canada, the Northern Inter-Triba...
May 30, 2025

Sweetgrass cuts the ribbon on the Wes Paskemin Memorial Water Treatment Plant
Standing at the podium in front of the newly upgraded Wes Paskemin Memorial Water Treatment Plant, nipi kanacitawikamik, on Sweetgrass First Nation, Elder Hilda Pasquayak told a story about her late b...
May 29, 2025