Category Archives: Community

Cochin holds final RCMP Town Hall for 2018
The final town hall of the year was held last night in Cochin. Around 20 residents attended the meeting, which was put together by the Battlefords RCMP. A presentation was made by the detachment, outl...
Nov 27, 2018

Members of local fire detachments heading to Rosetown for volunteer firefighter's funeral
Members of the North Battleford and Battleford Fire Department will be in Rosetown today to attend the funeral for a volunteer firefighter who was killed in the line of duty. Darrell James Morrison, 4...
Nov 27, 2018

NB council meetings to start earlier in new year
North Battleford City Hall will head into the new year with an earlier start time for council meetings. When council convened Monday night members approved a bylaw to change the start time to 6:1...
Nov 27, 2018

Accused in Broncos bus crash back in court today
The case for the semi driver charged in the Humboldt Broncos bus collision returns to court in Melfort today. Jaskirat Sidhu, 29, faces 16 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing deat...
Nov 27, 2018

Northern village obstructed Freedom of Information process: Privacy Commissioner
The Minister of Municipal Relations is scheduled to meet the province’s Information and Privacy Commissioner Tuesday to hear what course of action may be necessary regarding the admini...
Nov 26, 2018

Beading classes chance to make your own Christmas gift
Locals will have a chance to create some of their Christmas gifts in free beading-classes being offered this week. Jordon Weenie, urban programming for Indigenous peoples coordinator with t...
Nov 26, 2018

Stay safe in the snow: RCMP
RCMP members across the province want you to remember a few things before heading out on snowmobile trails this season. Police are reminding riders that no one is permitted to operate a snowmobile on ...
Nov 26, 2018

Pedestrian killed in North Battleford
A pedestrian was killed crossing the street in North Battleford over the weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 24, police were called to an intersection on the 1600 block of 100 Street where a 61-year-old man wa...
Nov 26, 2018

Nominations open for 2018 Citizen, Junior Citizen of the Year
It is once again time to recognize individuals in the Battlefords who give so much of themselves to the community. The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, Discovery Co-op and the North Battleford Lions Club...
Nov 26, 2018

Hockey world mourns loss of McGeough
It was a sad day in the hockey world on Friday, following the death of a former long-time official. Michael "Mick" McGeough died peacefully at 11:39 p.m. after being flown to Saskatoon earlier in the ...
Nov 26, 2018