Category Archives: Post to Social
Police arrest eighth suspect in Laverdiere homicide
Police have arrested an eighth person charged in connection with Tiki Laverdiere's homicide. Mavis Quinn Takekenew, 55, of North Battleford is charged with accessory after the fact to murder. She is s...
Aug 15, 2019 Tiki Laverdiere. (supplied photo/RCMP)
Delta blues guitarist and singer from California coming to The Gog
Veteran Delta Blues guitarist and singer Dorian Michael from California will perform a house concert at The Gog in North Battleford for an upcoming show.Michael is currently on tour and said since he ...
Aug 15, 2019 Blues guitarist and singer Dorian Michael from California will perform at The Gog in North Battleford on Sept. 8. (Submitted photo/Dorian Michael))
Living Sky promoting summertime learning for kids
With the start of the school season only a month away, Living Sky School Division is encouraging kids to try to make learning a part of their summer fun, to help ease their way into the new school yea...
Aug 14, 2019 Living Sky School Division is encouraging kids to stay active and keep learning over the summer. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
CURLSASK youth curling camp a full house in the Battlefords
Over 130 youth from around the province, ages 12 to 18, gathered at the Northland Power Curling Centre this week to take part in a Summer Curling Camp hosted by CURLSASK. CURLSASK has been hosting eig...
Aug 14, 2019 Youth from all around Saskatchewan traveled to North Battleford to hone their curling skills at the community’s first Summer Curling Camp, hosted by CURLSASK. (Facebook/CURLSASK)
Union worries reduction to full-time firefighters possible as city, department talk costs
The president of North Battleford Fire Fighters Local 1756 is worried public safety could be at risk as a potential 25 per cent reduction to the number of full-time firefighters could be in store. Bot...
Aug 14, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Walking with Our Sisters project to honour MMIWG to conclude at Batoche ceremony
The Walking with our Sisters art installation that includes work by local contributors, to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) has reached the end of its l...
Aug 14, 2019 Shown are some of the elders who helped create the exhibit when the project visited North Battleford in 2016. Left to right: Elders Jenny Spyglass, Evelyn Thomas, Grace Okemow, Gladys Wapass-Greyeyes and Doreen Thomas. (Submitted photo/Walking with Our Sisters North Battleford)
RCMP report several vehicle thefts over last week in the Battlefords
RCMP in the Battlefords are looking for three vehicles stolen in the city over the last week. On Aug. 8, a black 2012 GMC Sierra was stolen from the 2400 block of 100 St. in North Battleford. It had t...
Aug 14, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords Handi-Bus Saskatoon medical transit helps patients reach appointments
Getting to Saskatoon for a medical appointment has never been easier.The Battlefords Handi-Bus Saskatoon Medical Transit program has run since 2018. It is a Handi-Bus that runs from the Battlefords to...
Aug 13, 2019 Handi-Bus travels between the Battlefords and Saskatoon (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Infrastructure money cash 'not Ralph Goodale's re-election fund:' Moe
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is suggesting the federal government is playing favourites with infrastructure funding to give a boost to Liberal-area member of Parlia...
Aug 13, 2019
Walk to remember Cody Duhaime aims to support mental health
It was a dark day for Cody Duhaime in 2015 when the 19-year-old youth lost his life to suicide while attending college in the U.S.To keep his memory alive and support other youth struggling with depre...
Aug 13, 2019 Joanne Lewchuk (godmother), left, and Sylvia Duhaime (grandmother), right, are shown holding a photo of Cody Duhaime who lost his life to suicide in 2015. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)