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Brick and mortar buildings an integral part of Saskatchewan's history
The small brick buildings on the Western Development Museum's (WDM) campuses across the province are more than just brick and mortar, they are a key part of our province's history.The WDM is campaigni...
Jan 08, 2020 Jake's Building sits in the WDM Heritage Village. (Submitted photo/WDM North Battleford)
Firefighters respond to house fire in North Battleford Tuesday
North Battleford firefighters were on the scene of a smoke-filled house fire on Abbott Avenue Tuesday afternoon.Smoke billowed from the house as first responders on the scene tackled the fire during f...
Jan 07, 2020 A section of Abbott Street was blocked to traffic Tuesday afternoon as firefighters responded to a house fire. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Ukrainian Christmas: a time of celebration in the Battlefords
While the mainstream holiday season may have passed for another year along with the milder December weather, for Ukrainians around the community, the Christmas season remains in full swing. Jan. 7 ser...
Jan 07, 2020 Ukrainian Christmas is a time of great joy and celebration. (Submitted photo/Jim Shevchuk)
Media reacts to federal subsidies for newspapers
A newly administered federal program aims to buoy the struggling newspaper industry. But not everyone is happy about how it's being rolled out, and even some who support the measure have reservations ...
Jan 07, 2020 (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)
Battleford council extends deadline for supporters to provide plan to save former St. Vital Church
Battleford lawmakers have given the former St. Vital Church a temporary reprieve so that groups that hoped to preserve the century-old building can come up with a concrete plan to fundraise to preserv...
Jan 07, 2020 Battleford Coun. Doug Laing at council's meeting Monday. Council decided to defer the deadline for proponents to provide a concrete plan to raise funds to help preserve the old St. Vital Church. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Local rural municipalities welcome bridge inspection program
Local rural municipalities are welcoming a province-wide bridge inspection program.Originally reported by the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) is cur...
Jan 07, 2020 The Rural Municipality of Garden River has over 20 bridges in its boundaries. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
E-cigarettes in the spotlight as province prepares for regulations
The United States has announced it will ban most flavoured e-cigarettes. And as Saskatchewan's own vaping regulations are set to take effect this spring, a local retailer says it's high nicotine conte...
Jan 07, 2020 (The Canadian Press)
The Battlefords News-Optimist receives federal funding to hire two new reporters
The Battlefords News-Optimist is one of close to 100 publications throughout Canada that will receive funding to hire more journalists through the federal government's new Local Journalism Initiative....
Jan 07, 2020 The Battlefords News-Optimist is one of a number of publications receiving funding through the federal government's Local Journalism Initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Town prepares to move ahead with 23 St. W. rehabilitation
Battleford will finally see improvements to one of its roads badly in need of upgrades.The town plans to resurface the road and its base for 23 St. W., between Second and Third Avenues. The job can't ...
Jan 07, 2020 Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie, left, with CAO John Enns-Wind at council’s meeting Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Trapper snares cougar near Makwa
A licensed trapper near Makwa trapped a cougar in a power snare according to Saskatchewan Conservation officers. Glen Kurjata, a Conservation Officer Service inspector in Meadow Lake, said the protect...
Jan 06, 2020 This Facebook post shows a person posing with the cougar. The Conservation office said numerous people had been photographed with the animal and they could not confirm if the person in this image was the trapper.