Category Archives: Post to Social
Chamber, businesses asking residents to shop local during holiday season
Area chamber of commerce representatives are encouraging people to shop local this holiday season to help merchants and the economy during the pandemic.Battlefords Chamber of Commerce Chief Operating ...
Dec 02, 2020
FSIN presses federal government to make First Nations a priority for the COVID vaccine
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is still months away, but the organization that represents 74 First Nations in Saskatchewan wants to make sure its members have a place reserved in line.The Federat...
Dec 02, 2020
Fred Sasakamoose's funeral will be broadcast live on Saturday
About 20 years ago, Fred Sasakamoose told a friend he wanted his funeral to be right at centre ice in the Ahtahkakoop First Nation's rink named after him.On Saturday, Sasakamoose will get that wish as...
Dec 02, 2020
Agricultural societies, exhibitions looking for support
As industries across Saskatchewan continue to struggle during the pandemic, businesses that continue to fall under the radar are those that host large public events.Exhibition Associations are still w...
Dec 02, 2020
Dance Connection provides important outlet for youth
The ongoing pandemic has halted a vast majority of activities for youth in the Battlefords community, but it hasn't stopped the music for Dance Connection. The local school of dance has been going str...
Dec 02, 2020
Province records two deaths, 238 new COVID cases, 132 people in hospital
The province is reporting another two deaths related to COVID-19 in what is the deadliest week of the pandemic in Saskatchewan's history.The residents who died after tested positive for the virus resi...
Dec 02, 2020
Courts, not province, control who is released from custody, Minister says
The provincial minister in charge of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety says the government has no authority to control who is on remand or who is released from provincial correctional centres.Ch...
Dec 02, 2020
Battlefords Humane Society gifting needy pets with Christmas hampers
The Battlefords Humane Society is helping needy families and individuals this holiday season by giving away free gift hampers for their pets.People need to submit a request to the organization to be c...
Dec 02, 2020
U of S study shows hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants may pollute air
A University of Saskatchewan team has conducted research into the airborne polluting effects of cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants and says these pose health risks.According ...
Dec 02, 2020
Muskoday woman named first female president of national body representing Aboriginal Firefighters
Just over two decades after joining the Muskoday Volunteer Fire Department, Michelle Vandevord can now lay claim to being elected the first female president of the Aboriginal Firefighters' Association...
Dec 02, 2020