Category Archives: Post to Social
Local high schools plan for unique grad celebrations amid COVID-19 restrictions
As the spring season continues to roll along, and the summer months inch even closer, the subject of graduation has been a pressing one on the minds of staff and families alike at the local Battleford...
May 06, 2020 There may not be a traditional tossing of the caps for this year’s graduating class due to social distancing protocol and large group restrictions; but members of the NBCHS and JPII grad committees are going to do everything they can to make the day a special celebration for the 2020 graduating class (Facebook/JPII)
Major stimulus plan for Sask. COVID-19 recovery
Premier Scott Moe has unveiled a major spending program as part of plans to rebound from the huge economic hit of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will see the spending of an additional $2 billion over and a...
May 06, 2020 Premier Scott Moe (file photo/CKOM)
#MyNorthBattleford: Showing support for local businesses
A new way to show support for local businesses has sprung up in North Battleford.The City of North Battleford is promoting the use of a new hashtag, #MyNorthBattleford, to help residents show support ...
May 06, 2020 Use #MyNorthBattleford to show support for local businesses (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
COVID-19 spread continues in La Loche, new outbreak declared in Meadow Lake
There is a new COVID-19 outbreak declared at the Meadow Lake hospital and 22 new infections related to the La Loche outbreak.As of May 6, there are 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, ...
May 06, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)
Town wants to keep to budget for 35th Street road paving project
Battleford lawmakers are going as far as the allotted $243,000 budget will take for road paving plans for 35th Street W. Council agreed for administration to tender the paving work for the project fro...
May 06, 2020 The 35th Street road paving project in Battleford will be completed this year. (Supplied/Google Maps)
Baby birds outside the nest: Experts say it's OK to intervene
If you see a flightless baby outside its protective nest, the Wildlife Rehabilitation Society of Saskatchewan (WRSOS) wants people to know they can help. "It's a myth - a bird can not smell you on the...
May 06, 2020 Two young robins in a nest. (ID 13496447 © Cheryl Davis | Dreamstime.com)
Prince Albert business reimagines the door handle
Necessity is the mother of invention, and a local locksmith shop has created a device that allows people to open doors in a new way.Manager at Prince Albert based Accra Lock Burgess Vatamaniuck, expla...
May 06, 2020 A Prince Albert locksmith shop is offering a new product to its customers to help reduce contact with others. (Accra Lock/ Facebook)
RCMP ask for public's help after man injured from an allegedly discharged firearm
Police are asking for the public's help after a man was injured early Tuesday morning in North Battleford allegedly from a discharged firearm.Police report Battlefords RCMP were called to a home at ab...
May 05, 2020 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sombre event held at Muskeg Lake to honour MMIW
The fifth day of May marks the National Day of Remembrance for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and a number of events were held across the country including one at Muskeg Lake Cree Na...
May 05, 2020 The families who took part in Tuesday's special memorial walk for MMIW, made sure to respect social distancing. (Submitted photo/ Jordan Rekve)
Mental Health Week shines a light on important subject
Mental Health Week is in full swing across the country, and in the Battlefords community, it's no different. Hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Mental Health week is an annual oc...
May 05, 2020 There will be no big events for Mental Health Week this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but it is still key to spread awareness of the importance of mental health. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)