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Battleford street celebration looking for more vendors
Organizers of the upcoming community street celebration planned for downtown Battleford on July 18 are inviting vendors to register if they wish to participate in the event."Anyone who is interested i...
May 27, 2019 Battleford will be having
its first community street fair July 18, similar to Prince Albert's event shown. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Alzheimer’s Walk a great cause for community
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's is taking place Sunday, June 2, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Beginning with registration at Lawrence Elementary School at 1 p.m., the walk will begin at 1:30 ...
May 27, 2019 With over 19,000 people across the province suffering with Alzheimer’s, or related dementia, it is a disease that affects countless more as well. (submitted photo/Angela Hodel)
Murder conspiracy case dismissed, accused found not guilty
The re-trial for two people accused of conspiring to kill their spouses was over before it even started on Monday.At a voir dire hearing that preceded the scheduled trial, Justice Catherine Dawson det...
May 27, 2019 Curtis Vey and Angela Nicholson. (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
A look at Limerick, Ireland through local eyes
The North Battleford Public Library will feature a Travel Talk Wednesday, May 29, as Candice Froess will recount her recent journey to Limerick, Ireland. Froess, who works as an assistant librarian at...
May 25, 2019 Candice Froess will be showing several pictures from her trip to Limerick during the presentation Friday, such as this one of St. Mary’s Cathedral. (submitted photo/Candice Froess)
Honouring Their Voices raises awareness for MMIWG
Kendra Weenie says talking about her story and what she went through helped her overcome domestic abuse.Her former partner was sent to prison for viciously assaulting her in 2013.She spoke at a worksh...
May 24, 2019 Kendra Weenie speaks about recovering from an abusive relationship in her presentation. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battlefords' cannabis shops even greener with recycling program
Cannabis users in the Battlefords no longer have to fret over the abundance of plastic waste accompanying their products.Both 5 Buds and Fire & Flower cannabis outlets have partnered with Tweed an...
May 24, 2019 (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Indigenous businessman to share story of overcoming adversity at Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast
Bill Adsit knows what it takes to overcome adversity.The Indigenous business consultant has surmounted both personal and career challenges in his life to reach his goals.Adsit is the guest speaker for...
May 24, 2019 Indigenous business consultant Bill Adsit is the guest speaker for the annual Mayors’ Prayer Breakfast, Saturday morning. (submitted photo/Bill Adsit)
Cyclical weather trends could mean drought for years
An extended dry weather trend in the prairies could be here to stay.Agroclimate Specialist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Trevor Hadwen said typically wet and drought cycles last for long peri...
May 24, 2019 Dry conditions can have very negative impacts on agriculture industry. (submitted photo/Myles Quaroni)
Spring seeding progressing in the area
With summer now on the horizon, seeding in the area has been going smoothly, according to the latest crop report. Throughout the province, 73 per cent of the crop is now seeded, which is a big jump fr...
May 24, 2019 Seeding is well above the five year average for this time of year in the province. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Charity golf event will help send kids to camp
Rustic Nine Par 3 Golf Course is hosting Swing Fore! Summer Camp, a charity golf event June 9, designed to help send kids to camp. All proceeds from the event will be used to send six youth from the B...
May 23, 2019 This will mark the inaugural year of Swing Fore! Summer Camp at Rustic Nine Golf Course, an event organizer Kim Hebert hopes will become an annual occurrence in the years to come. (Facebook/Rustic Nine Golf Course Par 3)