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Lakeland Library Region seeing positive numbers for online use
Lakeland Library Region is seeing a healthy uptick in numbers for its online services and digital resource use while the library's branches remain closed to the public during the province's COVID-19 r...
May 07, 2020 The North Battleford Public Library is one of a number of branches in the Lakeland Library Region. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Provincial COVID-19 total at 531, 19 new cases in northern half of Saskatchewan
All of the 19 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan are in the province's northern half, with 12 in the La Loche area outbreak.The new confirmed cases brings the provincial total to 531. Of that numbe...
May 07, 2020 Saskatchewan's Chief Medical Health Officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Evan Radford/980)
Mayor reminds residents to follow street cleaning rules
North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater is reiterating his message from a week ago for residents to move their vehicles during restricted parking periods to avoid getting a ticket.The city initially avoided...
May 07, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater is reminding North Battleford residents tickets will be handed out if cars are left curbside during parking restrictions for street cleaning. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Personal services prepare for second phase of Re-Open Sask. plan
This week marked the beginning of Saskatchewan's reopening process, but many business owners have their sights set on May 19.Phase two involves a broader partial open, which includes retail stores and...
May 06, 2020 Personal services, such as salons, are getting ready for a potential open May 19th. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Local high schools plan for unique grad celebrations amid COVID-19 restrictions
As the spring season continues to roll along, and the summer months inch even closer, the subject of graduation has been a pressing one on the minds of staff and families alike at the local Battleford...
May 06, 2020 There may not be a traditional tossing of the caps for this year’s graduating class due to social distancing protocol and large group restrictions; but members of the NBCHS and JPII grad committees are going to do everything they can to make the day a special celebration for the 2020 graduating class (Facebook/JPII)
#MyNorthBattleford: Showing support for local businesses
A new way to show support for local businesses has sprung up in North Battleford.The City of North Battleford is promoting the use of a new hashtag, #MyNorthBattleford, to help residents show support ...
May 06, 2020 Use #MyNorthBattleford to show support for local businesses (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
COVID-19 spread continues in La Loche, new outbreak declared in Meadow Lake
There is a new COVID-19 outbreak declared at the Meadow Lake hospital and 22 new infections related to the La Loche outbreak.As of May 6, there are 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the province, ...
May 06, 2020 Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab. (Canadian Press)
Town wants to keep to budget for 35th Street road paving project
Battleford lawmakers are going as far as the allotted $243,000 budget will take for road paving plans for 35th Street W. Council agreed for administration to tender the paving work for the project fro...
May 06, 2020 The 35th Street road paving project in Battleford will be completed this year. (Supplied/Google Maps)
Mental Health Week shines a light on important subject
Mental Health Week is in full swing across the country, and in the Battlefords community, it's no different. Hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Mental Health week is an annual oc...
May 05, 2020 There will be no big events for Mental Health Week this year, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, but it is still key to spread awareness of the importance of mental health. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Twenty new cases of COVID-19, 18 in Far North
There are 20 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan all in the northern part of the province.Eighteen of the new confirmed COVID-19 cases are in the Far North (La Loche area), with two in the North. On...
May 05, 2020 The coronavirus. (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota/Twitter)