Category Archives: Community

Power outages in North Battleford
UPDATE: SaskPower reported that as of 12:39 p.m., all power had been restored across the city, except for the 500 blocks of 102nd and 103rd Streets. Crews report that they are removing a tree from a p...
Aug 22, 2018

St. Walburg's 30th Annual Blueberry Festival kicks off Friday
The 30th Annual St. Walburg Wild Blueberry Festival is right around the corner. With events kicking off on Friday night at the Parish Centre, there is something for everyone at the 2018 event. Many ve...
Aug 22, 2018

FCC’s Drive Away Hunger underway in N.B.
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is celebrating its 15th year of Drive Away Hunger, an initiative in support of food banks and various meal programs to help raise money for – and awareness of – su...
Aug 22, 2018

U of S and Sask Polytech plan to ban legal cannabis on campus
Both the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Polytechnic are drafting policies regarding the use of recreational marijuana on campus. Patti McDougall, vice provost of teaching, learning ...
Aug 22, 2018

Saskatchewan firefighters return from battling B.C. wildfires
Owen Price fought wildfires for 30 years and said the smoke conditions he witnessed in wildfire-stricken British Columbia is something he has never experienced in his career. He was one of 31 logistic...
Aug 21, 2018

Mixed Doubles Curling coming to North Battleford
The Battlefords Mixed Doubles Fall Curling Classic will take place from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. This is the first year of the tournament, which will serve as a precursor for the Mixed-Doubles Provincials ...
Aug 21, 2018

N.B. approves 2 cannabis store locations
The locations for two future cannabis retail outlets proposed for North Battleford was approved at city hall Monday. Council authorized discretionary land-use application requests for a cann...
Aug 21, 2018

Youth learning game at North Stars’ Hockey School
For the last four years, the Battlefords North Stars have hosted a Hockey School teaching youth in the community, of various ages, the ins and outs of the sport. Caitlyn Gray, marketing and office man...
Aug 21, 2018

Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame inducts 2018 class
The Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony has come and gone. The Saturday ceremony was held at the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battleford, and the room was filled in honouring the 12 individual...
Aug 21, 2018

Province to decide on stat holiday to recognize residential school history
While the provincial government is still deciding on whether Saskatchewan will have a new stat holiday as a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili says...
Aug 20, 2018