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JPII Senior girls volleyball team look ahead to regionals after standout season
It has been a season for the books for the John Paul II Crusaders senior girls volleyball team.The Crusaders wrapped up their regular season tournament play last weekend in Macklin, bringing home a si...
Oct 30, 2019 The JPII senior girls volleyball team has been a force this season, picking up five medals in tournament play this year. The team will now look to carry their stellar play into the post-season, with regionals Nov. 9 in Humboldt. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Wilkie to host Kraft Hockeyville cheque presentation celebration
Wilkie is getting set to accept their cheque after finishing in the top four in this year's Kraft Hockeyville competition.Hockeyville is an annual competition sponsored by Kraft Heinz, the National Ho...
Oct 30, 2019 Wilkie Outlaws campaigning for Kraft Hockeyville (supplied photo/Helen Urlacher)
North Battleford lawmakers to develop policy around proclamations
The City of North Battleford may be looking at creating some policy around the issue of proclamations."At the very least the city wants a concrete policy," Mayor Ryan Bater said following council Mond...
Oct 29, 2019 North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Four charged after officer spots weapon in vehicle during traffic stop
Four people are facing firearm and drug-related charges after officers pulled over a vehicle in North Battleford and spotted a weapon inside. Members with the Battlefords RCMP Street Enforcement Team ...
Oct 29, 2019 (file photo/NOW News Staff)
Pumpkin shortage plagues the Battlefords
It is a horror of a different type for last-minute shoppers: the Battlefords appears nearly picked clean of pumpkins.Scores of comments on social media over the last few days have families scouring to...
Oct 29, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
N.B. lawmakers eye request for private airport hangar
A local pilot will need to postpone his wish to find a new home for his aircraft at the North Battleford Cameron McIntosh Airport for now.Council reviewed a submitted request from Robert Turpin at its...
Oct 29, 2019 North Battleford lawmakers received a request from a resident to lease space to build a private aircraft hangar at the North Battleford airport at their recent meeting. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
RCMP beefing up numbers to tackle gang violence
Residents can expect a heavier police presence in the community following several incidents of shots being fired around the Battlefords.While providing an update on crime data in the area at Monday's ...
Oct 29, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Inspector Tom Beck introduced the latest crime report at North Battleford council Monday. (file photo/Angela Brown)
Battleford Industrial School Cemetery receives provincial heritage property designation
The Battleford Industrial School was the first federally-sponsored residential school in Canada. Located south of Battleford, the school's cemetery is the resting place for at least 74 children who di...
Oct 28, 2019 A cairn was erected at the gravesite in 1975 to recognize the 74 individuals buried there, most of whom were children. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Rosetown Co-op Agro Centre ‘a total loss’ after Saturday fire
The community of Rosetown is grappling with a major loss this weekend after a fire late Saturday night, burned the town's Co-op Agro Centre to the ground.General Manager Mike Moon said the office and ...
Oct 27, 2019 Rosetown's Co-op Agro Centre is ‘a total loss’ after a fire late Saturday. (supplied)
Northern community in shock but rallies after tragic crash
The enormity of the tragedy of Friday night's motor vehicle incident south of Beauval in Northern Saskatchewan is still being taken in by the community. The crash, on Highway 155, involving a truck an...
Oct 27, 2019 The tiny hamlet of Jans Bay near Beauval is in shock according to the mayor. (planningforgrowthnorthsk.com)