Category Archives: Post to Social
New housing project aims to break cycle of homelessness
Melinda sits on the edge of a freshly made bed, looking around at recently painted greyish-white walls in the basement of a newly built home.She plans to apply to live in the eight-bedroom affordable ...
Jul 23, 2019 The inside of a new housing project in North Battleford that looks to end the cycle of homelessness. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Two teens thought to be missing now suspects in 3 northern B.C. deaths, spotted in Sask.
VANCOUVER - RCMP say two British Columbia teenagers who were first thought to be missing are now considered suspects in the deaths of three people in northern B.C. Sgt. Janelle Shoihet says 19-year-ol...
Jul 23, 2019
Local basketball player commits to Thompson Rivers
If you do what you love, all the hours of hard work don't feel so much like work.For local basketball player Jordin Wilkinson, the journey to where she is now, committed to the Thompson Rivers Univers...
Jul 23, 2019 Jordin Wilkinson, who played most recently for the Quest University Kermodes, will trade in her green jersey for the black and orange of the Thompson Rivers Wolfpack come September. (submitted photo/Jordin Wilkinson)
A floral predicament: Saskatchewan residents encouraged to avoid picking wildflowers
Summertime in Saskatchewan, everything is green and growing.With all the lush and vibrant wildflowers growing in provincial green spaces and ditches, who can be blamed for wanting to pick a floral cen...
Jul 23, 2019 The Western red lily is a protected flower under the Provincial Emblems and Honours Act. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
Woman facing charges in death of Tiki Laverdiere appears in court
A North Battleford woman facing charges in relation to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere appeared in North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday.Shayla Orthner, 27, who is in custody, is charged wi...
Jul 23, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Food bank in need of donations as shelves run low
An average of 50 hampers filled with food go out the doors of the Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre each day.That serves about 2,000 people a month, over half of which are children. Howeve...
Jul 22, 2019 The food bank has cut back on the number of items it puts in hampers as the shelves run thin. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Danish Home Bakery vying for title of sweetest in Canada
Every morning at 2:30 a.m., North Battleford's Andy Thiell begins his workday at the Danish Home Bakery, rolling dough for the day ahead. As the owner and operator, Thiell is joined not long after, an...
Jul 22, 2019 Andy Thiell, owner and operator of Danish Home Bakery in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Western Canadian comedy tour coming to North Battleford
They say laughter is the best medicine, and now it will also support local charities.The Human Condition Comedy Tour will begin this fall. The tour will consist of three comedians traveling all across...
Jul 22, 2019 The Human Condition Comedy Tour. (submitted photo/Scott Porteous)
North Battleford woman charged in death of Tiki Laverdiere
A North Battleford woman is facing charges in relation to the death of Tiki Brook-Lyn Laverdiere. The Saskatchewan RCMP arrested 27-year-old Shayla Orthner on July 20 and charged her with first-degree...
Jul 22, 2019 Edmonton woman Tiki Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
Ukrainian group selling Slava community hall in N.B.
For John Sendecki and his wife Olga, saying goodbye to The Ukrainian Slava Centre will be bittersweet.They know there aren't enough members to raise funds to sustain the building. But they have cheris...
Jul 22, 2019 Olga, left, and John Sendecki, at The Ukrainian Slava Centre in North Battleford, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)