Category Archives: Post to Social
Fees waived, new sponsor for 2019 block parties
As the snow melts and spring arrives in the Battlefords, block party season is quickly approaching. In 2019, Frazer's No Frills will act as the official sponsor for the neighbourhood gatherings, bring...
Mar 26, 2019 A number of block parties were held in various neighbourhoods in North Battleford in 2018. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
NBCHS senior girls clinch school’s first-ever HOOPLA Championship
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) senior girls basketball team clinched the school's first-ever HOOPLA Championship over the weekend. The Vikings' senior girls began their tournam...
Mar 26, 2019 The NBCHS senior girls basketball team took home their first HOOPLA championship in school history over the weekend. Making it to the prestigious tournament for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons, Head Coach Bryan Cottini called the victory an emotional one for not only the players who won, but former players who followed the team’s journey to the championship. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. receives funding for sanitary sewer trunk upgrade project
The City of North Battleford is thrilled it will receive support for a large-scale infrastructure project planned after hearing it has been approved for joint-government funding for its sanitary sewer...
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has received good news of funding for a large-scale infrastructure project planned. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
City nixes plan to acquire CN Station due to high costs
North Battleford City Hall has decided to discontinue its plans to attempt to acquire the old Canadian National Railway (CN) station building after encountering a number of road blocks in the process....
Mar 26, 2019 The City of North Battleford has decided to discontinue its efforts to attempt to acquire the old CN station building, shown, in North Battleford, mainly due to high costs. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Man charged after Battleford pursuit is same from 2016 viral takedown video
The man facing charges stemming from a police pursuit and exchange of gunfire with officers south of Battleford Thursday is the same man from a well known social media video from 2016.battlefordsNOW h...
Mar 26, 2019 A man whose arrest was captured on video in April 2016 is the same man facing charges following an incident south of Battleford last Thursday. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
North Stars and Bombers prepare for winner-take-all Game 7
The Battlefords North Stars and Flin Flon Bombers will play the final installment of their first round best-of-seven playoff series in a winner-take-all game seven tonight at the Civic Centre. One of ...
Mar 26, 2019 The North Stars will lean heavily on their core pieces, Braydon Buziak, MacGregor Sinclair and Cody Spagrud (pictured here: left to right) in Game 7 tonight with the Stars' season on the line. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
China blocks canola shipments from Viterra, saying pests found among the grain
China has blocked imports of canola seed from a second major Canadian exporter. China's General Administration of Customs announced Tuesday on its website that its officials have detected se...
Mar 26, 2019 (file photo/Canadian Press)
Federal incentive could boost electric vehicle interest in the province
The recent federal budget included a nice incentive for electric car purchasers.It outlined a plan that would offer prospective buyers $5,000 toward the purchase of an electric vehicle valued under $4...
Mar 26, 2019 The Saskatchewan Auto Dealers Association is excited about the federal purchase incentives regarding electric vehicles.(THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)
Edmonton man charged following incident south of Battleford
Randall Nicotine is facing a number of charges stemming from a police chase and gunfire exchange with RCMP south of Battleford last Thursday. The 33-year-old from Edmonton was wanted on a Canada wide ...
Mar 26, 2019 An Edmonton man has been charged following the incident south of Battleford last week. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Spring melt keeps fire department busy with sharp pickups
Calls for discarded needles or sharp pickups in North Battleford appear to be on the rise, according to numbers from the fire department.The department received 100 calls in 2018 for pickups, but has ...
Mar 26, 2019 Fire Chief Trevor
Brice, front centre, at North Battleford city council Monday. He is warning people of the hazards of coming in contact with any discarded needles found on the streets, alleys or in the parks. (Angela
Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)