Category Archives: Community
New campaign by local school will have long-lasting effect
The Building Bready Playground: Buy a Brick campaign was launched by the elementary school recently. The campaign is a fundraiser to help build a new playground at the elementary school, and the schoo...
Oct 04, 2018
A fond look at Saskatchewan hockey and the lives it inspires
Saskatchewan Hockey the Game of our Lives is a book comprised by editor, Allan Safarik. An avid hockey fan since he was just a boy, the game of hockey has always held a soft spot in his heart. Growing...
Oct 04, 2018
Walk to remember murdered and missing Indigenous women sees strong support
There was a large turnout for a walk to remember missing and murdered Indigenous women in North Battleford Thursday. Erica Hennie, Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) counsellor, who he...
Oct 04, 2018
Sask. Hospital Foundation, M.L. Northern Pioneers benefit from Smile Cookie Day
A charity in North Battleford and Meadow Lake are benefiting from Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Day. Canadians helped raise a record of almost $7.8 million for this year’s campaign. In North Ba...
Oct 04, 2018
New police partnership to provide info on vulnerable people
Police around the province have a new tool when it comes to tracking down people living with mental illness. The Saskatchewan Association of Chiefs of Police (SACP) signed a partnership with MedicAler...
Oct 04, 2018
North Stars fall to defending champs in extra time
Trailing 1-0 after the first period, despite outshooting the opposition 9-6, the Battlefords North Stars were unrelenting in their second period retort. Hawks goaltender, Patrick Pugliese, who entered...
Oct 04, 2018
New program at Comp sees great results for athletics
A new program at the Comprehensive High School has been turning heads on the field. The new junior boys soccer program started this season, and even though they haven't been in a league this year, the...
Oct 03, 2018
Town street formally christened Central Avenue
A street with too many names will now see see some clarity in the town of Battleford. Council approved formally designating the name of one of its streets to Central Avenue at its recent meeting. The ...
Oct 03, 2018
Musical extravaganza coming to the Battlefords
Music fans in the Battlefords are in for a red-letter weekend Oct. 12 to 14. Three of the community's biggest entertainment hosts have teamed up to offer a three night musical lollapalooza that is sur...
Oct 03, 2018
Newcomers to province lead in being physically active: Survey
People who moved to Canada in the last five years are the most physically active demographic in Saskatchewan. That comes according to a survey conducted by Insightrix Research and published by the Sas...
Oct 03, 2018