Category Archives: Post to Social
Local boy drafted to WHL
One can only begin to imagine the well of emotion that must have hit 15-year-old, Hafford product Ty Shumanski when he found out he was drafted by Portland of the WHL. "It makes me feel proud and exci...
May 07, 2019 Ty Shumanski solidified himself as a rock for the Battlefords Barons this season, in his first full season with the Bantam AA club. (Dan Hickling/eliteprospects.com)
Tanya Aguilar-Antiman elected chief of Mosquito First Nation
Tanya Aguilar-Antiman is the new chief of the Mosquito First Nation. She beat out four other candidates for the top job, taking 196 votes in the election on May 5. Behind her, Noel Stone tallied 132 v...
May 07, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Property crime up, collisions down in Battleford: RCMP
The latest crime report for the Town of Battleford shows property crime and break ins are up, while collisions and impaired driving charges are down.Battlefords RCMP Staff Sergeant Darcy Woolfitt pres...
May 07, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sergeant Darcy Woolfitt presents the latest crime report at the Town of Battleford council meeting Monday. Overall numbers were down but certain categories such as property offences experienced an increase. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
U-15 boys volleyball team win provincial championship
The Battlefords Volleyball Club's (BVC) U-15 Boys' Team won provincial gold Sunday, at the provincial tournament taking place at the Warman Legends Centre. One of 11 teams at the event, the boys opene...
May 06, 2019 The U-15 Boys' win at provincials marked the best showing for a BVC boys' team in over a decade. (Facebook/Battlefords Volleyball Club)
Charges laid in weekend Meadow Lake domestic assault
Charges have been laid in connection with a serious domestic assault in Meadow Lake Sunday.RCMP said a 36-year-old man is facing charges for aggravated sexual assault, assault with a weapon and utteri...
May 06, 2019
Pet prep for emergencies
Don't forget about your pets when putting together preparations for any emergency.That's the key message from the province and SPCA on this Emergency Preparedness Week who are working together to prom...
May 06, 2019 Having a 72-hour emergency kit is just as important for that other member of your family, your pet. (submitted photo/Government of Saskatchewan)
Buy a burger, help a family at McHappy Day
Hungry patrons dropping by McDonald's this week will help lend a hand to families of sick children in Saskatchewan.On May 8, McHappy Day will see $1 from every Big Mac, Happy Meal or hot McCaf beverag...
May 06, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Thunderchld F.N. says farewell to Toronto visitors with a round dance
Thunderchild First Nation held a round dance on May 3 as part of a farewell to their 21 student visitors from Toronto.Students from James Cardinal McGuigan School spent one week living in Thunderchild...
May 06, 2019 Students from Toronto and members of Thunderchild First Nation join in on a round dance. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Mental Health Week officially launched with flag-raising ceremony
There was a strong show of support to launch Mental Health Week in the Battlefords Monday.North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater proclaimed the event with a flag-raising ceremony outside city hall."This is...
May 06, 2019 The Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) Battlefords branch representatives and supporters gather outside city hall in North Battleford Monday for the official flag raising ceremony to proclaim this week as Mental Health Week. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Amber Alert in Meadow Lake avoided after RCMP locate suspect, girl
A suspect who took a three-year-old girl from a home in Meadow Lake was found by police just as the RCMP were about to issue an Amber Alert.Sunday afternoon at 12:40 p.m., Meadow Lake RCMP received a ...
May 05, 2019