Category Archives: Community

Holodomor genocide remembered in the Battlefords
It was not an accident or poor harvest. It was a genocide organized by the Soviet Union to eradicate the free-thinking of landowners who did not want to be collectivized on their farms and led to the ...
Nov 22, 2018

Cree Word-A-Day Calendar aims to help bridge cultures
North Battleford residents Liz and Les Hurlburt hope to see more people discovering the Cree language with a new Cree Word-A-Day Calendar they will be launching Friday. Liz, who is Cree...
Nov 22, 2018

WDM ready to Light Up the Village through the holiday season
Its time to catch the holiday spirit with the Western Development Museum. The WDM is getting ready to host its second annual Light Up the Village event tonight. The event is a fan favourite in the cit...
Nov 22, 2018

POLL: Are you planning a winter vacation?
Nov 22, 2018

AAA Sharks to host celebration night
The Battlefords AAA Sharks are hosting a celebration of their team, and minor hockey in the Battlefords, at their Dec. 1 game against Weyburn at the Battleford Arena. Dave Amson, Director of the Shark...
Nov 21, 2018

Saskatchewan offers longest maternity leave in Canada
Expecting women in Saskatchewan are now entitled to take more maternity leave. New changes by the government allow moms-to-be to take 19 weeks of maternity leave, an increase from 18 weeks. This means...
Nov 21, 2018
International Transgender Day of Remembrance marked in N.B.
A small gathering came together in North Battleford Tuesday evening to recognize the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. Bobbisue Thompson, who currently resides in Turtleford, led the ...
Nov 21, 2018

Do you have the best holiday lights?
The holiday season would not be complete without snow covered homes, trees, windows, lawns and porches dressed elegantly with the soft warm glow of lights and decorations. And whether you channel Clar...
Nov 20, 2018

Silvernagle shines in Red Deer Classic
Amid controversy on the weekend, it was a big weekend for Biggar’s Robyn Silvernagle. The skip, who resides in North Battleford, along with third Stephanie Lawton, second Jessie Hunkin and lead ...
Nov 20, 2018

Renaming of lakes will honour Indigenous women massacred at site
A group of lakes located near Unity are being renamed to honour the Cree women who lost their lives at the site in a 19th-century massacre. The province formally approved changing the previously offen...
Nov 20, 2018