Category Archives: People
North Stars mid-season roster reflection: part two
Part two of our North Stars’ mid-season reflection, features the remaining 13 names on the Stars’ roster; part one was published Wednesday at 4 p.m. and can be seen here: https://battlefor...
Dec 20, 2018
BATC reports a successful year at AGM
The year has been a good one for Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) and its members based on the BATC’s annual general meeting in North Battleford Wednesday. The BATC representing seve...
Dec 20, 2018
North Stars mid-season roster reflection part one
The Battlefords North Stars are 19-9-6 through their first 34 games heading into the Christmas break, riding the strength of a three-game winning streak. The team's 44 points have the black and silver...
Dec 19, 2018
Christmas weather outlook is fair for the travelling season
With the holiday season now upon us, many people will be hitting the road to visit family and friends throughout the next couple weeks. Our temperatures over the past few weeks have been quite mild, b...
Dec 19, 2018
Local Indigenous lawyer honoured with appointment from province
An accomplished Battlefords area Indigenous lawyer was recently recognized with a Queen's Counsel (Q.C.) designation for her work in contributing to the legal profession as well as to p...
Dec 19, 2018
Orcas medal, set best times in successful ManSask games
It was a successful weekend for the Battlefords Orcas Swim Club. The club, lead by Head Coach John McLeod, embarked on its biggest test of the year at the ManSask Swimming Competition in Saskatoon. Si...
Dec 18, 2018
Stars pull fourth in weekly power rankings
Battlefords North Stars (Fourth) December got off to a bit of a shaky start for the black and silver, with the team fielding an overtime loss to the Broncos to start, followed by a regulation defeat a...
Dec 18, 2018
With new laws comes hope people drive sober
It's a big step in the right direction in the fight against impaired driving. Today, new penalties for drunk driving and police powers were expanded to give officers another tool in detecting impaired...
Dec 18, 2018
Battleford gives firefighters a raise
The Town of Battleford's firefighters will receive more compensation now that council has approved a recommendation from administration for a pay increase. CAO John Enns-Wind presented his repor...
Dec 18, 2018
Crusaders remain undefeated heading into Christmas
The John Paul II (JPII) Crusaders junior boys basketball team continued their sizzling start to the season this weekend with a tournament win at NBCHS. After storming out to a 61-20 victory over the M...
Dec 17, 2018