Category Archives: Community

Sask. NDP Leader visits North Battleford
The Leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party Ryan Meili visited North Battleford Tuesday to gather feedback from officials on some of the community`s challenges. He w...
Jul 03, 2018

Police watching for speeders in work zones in July
As construction season continues on Saskatchewan highways, SGI and RCMP detachments will be placing a special emphasis on safe driving in work zones during July. Last year, there were 1,230 conviction...
Jul 03, 2018

North West College selects new president
North West College has a new leader at the helm of its North Battleford and Meadow Lake campuses. The college announced in a release Tuesday Jay Notay was selected as president a...
Jul 03, 2018

Battlefords United FC hosts successful provincials
It wasn't what the Battlefords teams hopeed for, but it was a strong showing at provincials for the under 17 and under 19 teams this weekend. The under 17 team members made it to the semi-finals in th...
Jul 03, 2018

UPDATE: Funnel cloud advisory ends
The special weather advisory for the area has now ended. — Environment Canada has issued a special weather advisory for the area which may result in the development of funnel cloud...
Jul 03, 2018

Battlefords Senior Soccer league getting ready for changes
The Adult Soccer League is new and revamped this year. Within the next few days, registration will start up for the league which will be done online for the 2018 season. There will be options of co-ed...
Jul 02, 2018

Chumak Way Cycling Tour team visits North Battleford
Dmytro Trokin hopes by doing what he does best – biking with his team across North America – he will be able to help draw attention to the war in Ukraine, and the plight of the many orphan...
Jul 02, 2018

Anglers urged to report tagged fish
The province is urging anglers to take note of tagged fish in rivers and lakes around Saskatchewan as part of a data collection study. The government is collecting data on fish movement and survival a...
Jun 30, 2018

North Battleford approves names for neighbourhoods
North Battleford City Hall approved a proposal to establish formal neighbourhoods throughout the city at its recent meeting. In total 14 neighbourhoods were approved in the project, which reflects 10 ...
Jun 29, 2018

Rotary supports Sask. Hospital campaign
The Rotary Club of the Battlefords took the opportunity to contribute $10,000 to the Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford New Beginnings campaign during its year-end wrap-up meeting Thursday. The 20...
Jun 29, 2018