Category Archives: Post to Social
Hospital foundation's lottery leads to new ultrasound unit
The Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation has purchased a new ultrasound unit for the Emergency Department and also ordered three new beds for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at BUH.These purchase...
Feb 14, 2020 Dal Lynds with the new ultrasound unit. (supplied photo/BUH)
Bail denied for accused in Thunderchild First Nation murder
A man charged in connection to a homicide on the Thunderchild First Nation in 2018 will remain in custody after being denied bail.Ivor Antoine Wapass, 44, is charged with second-degree murder in the d...
Feb 13, 2020 Ivor Antoine Wapass remains in custody while facing a charge of second-degree murder connected to the death of Roger Standingwater on Sept. 15, 2018. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
CN shuts down eastern rail network, FSIN and Hoback weigh in
Canadian National Railway Co. says it must shut down its entire train network in Eastern Canada due to protesters blockades.The company says that means stopping all transcontinental trains across its ...
Feb 13, 2020 (Canadian National Railway Company/Facebook)
P.A. and area not immune to radon issue
Saskatchewan has an issue with radon.A study published in Scientific Reports found Saskatchewan and Alberta have some of the highest reported levels of the gas in the world. The study was put together...
Feb 13, 2020 Diagram of how radon can enter a home. (Family Action Network)
Protestors walk through North Battleford in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
As demonstrations in solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en Nation hereditary chiefs are taking place across Canada, local organizers have rallied together for a walk through downtown North Battleford to sh...
Feb 13, 2020 Today’s walk in solidarity with the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs is one of many like it taking place across Canada this week. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Gold rush: JPII junior boys, junior girls, cap season as repeat champions
There must be something in the water at John Paul II Collegiate (JPII), as both the junior boys and junior girls basketball teams capped their respective seasons with tandem gold medals at the Battlew...
Feb 13, 2020 The district champion junior boys and junior girls teams from JPII pose together for a picture in the school gymnasium. (Submitted photo/Nate Jurgens)
Town moving to bi-weekly garbage pickup over winter period
Battleford residents will need to put their garbage out a little less over the winter time now that the town is switching to a bi-weekly pickup for this period only.Starting the week of March 3 to Apr...
Feb 13, 2020 The Town of Battleford is moving to a bi-weekly garbage pickup schedule during the winter months only. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Bus cancellations and school closures: Thursday, Feb. 13
The extreme cold temperatures and wind chill has led to school bus cancellations or late start times for schools Thursday morning. -Red Pheasant bus to North Battleford is not running.-No school for s...
Feb 13, 2020 School closures and bus cancellations for Thursday, Feb. 13. (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Lieutenant Governor looking to help language preservation
Saskatchewan's Lieutenant Governor is using his office to support the preservation of Indigenous languages.Russ Mirasty, who is a speaker of Woodland Cree and a member of Lac-La-Ronge Indian Band said...
Feb 12, 2020 Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty recently spoke to an audience in Saskatoon about Indigenous language preservation. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
NBCHS senior boys Vikings look for strong finish to season
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) gymnasium should be an electric atmosphere Thursday night, as the Vikings' senior boys will play host to their cross-town rivals from John Paul I...
Feb 12, 2020 With a big game this week against JPII and a home tournament to follow at the end of the month, the Vikings’ senior boys will look to finish their season on a high note with a bright future ahead. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)