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JPII duo earns provincial bronze in doubles badminton
For Grade 11 students Guiel Salunga and Kaitlin Tarasoff, badminton has been a passion and a craft the pair have enjoyed since Grade 8 at John Paul II Collegiate. Now with a provincial bronze medal to...
May 15, 2019 JP II Grade 11 students Kaitlin Tarasoff (left), and Guiel Salunga (right), pictured here with their Provincial bronze medals. (submitted photo/Vic Stynsky)
Public library offers writing guidance for teens
The North Battleford Public Library is offering essay help from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, May 16. Assistant Librarian Candice Froess, came up with the idea. She said the program is offered to teens o...
May 15, 2019 Offering essay help is just one of the ways the N.B. Public Library is encouraging a positive outlook on reading and writing amongst youth in the community. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Missing Edmonton woman last seen in North Battleford
Police are asking for information about a missing 25-year-old woman from Edmonton who was last seen in North Battleford. RCMP said in a press release that Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere was last in contact ...
May 15, 2019 Edmonton's Tiki Brooklyn Laverdiere, 25, was last seen in North Battleford. (supplied photo/Battlefords RCMP)
City rejects proposal for land sale for condo project; to make counter offer
The City of North Battleford turned down a proposal by a bidder to purchase land in the Fairview Heights area for a condo project, but will be making a counter offer instead. Administration recommende...
May 15, 2019 North Battleford city hall will make a counter offer for a proposal for a land purchase by a bidder team to develop a condo project after rejecting the initial offer. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Glow disc golf a go from N.B. city council
There is an evening of glow disc golf coming soon to the Battlefords, as councillors recently gave the event the seal of approval. The Saskatchewan High School Athletic Association is having its annua...
May 15, 2019 Over 100 people are expected to attend the glow disc game June 20th at Centennial Park. The sport of disc golf has proven to be a smash-hit in the Battlefords. (Facebook/Disc Golf Saskatchewan)
Husky case returning to Lloydminster court in June for plea
The case involving Husky Energy Inc. will be moving back to Lloydminster Provincial Court in June for plea, now that case management conferences have concluded at North Battleford Provincial Court. Th...
May 14, 2019 Husky Energy Inc. returned to North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday, for charges related to the July 2016 oil leak near Maidstone which impacted the North Saskatchewan River. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
Café in aquatic centre facility seeking compensation for losses
The Minisapoy Caf is looking for financial compensation from the City of North Battleford for the revenue losses it incurred while the wave pool was closed, as well as for aquatic centre program chang...
May 14, 2019 Minisapoy Café President Wayne Ray asked North Battleford council Monday for compensation for revenue losses related to the wave pool temporary closure. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Senior baseball league expands to feature three teams from Battlefords
The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League (NSRBL) kicks off their 2019 season tonight with one game on the schedule for opening night. The Battlefords Trappers will head to Lloydminster to take on ...
May 13, 2019 The North Battleford Beavers (pictured here) will be one of three NSRBL teams featured in the Battlefords community for the 2019 season, ensuring lots of local rivalry and friendly competition within the community’s ball diamonds. (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Documentary on Lyme Disease coming to N.B.
Those interested in learning more about ticks and Lyme Disease will want to visit the North Battleford Library Wednesday for a presentation by the Saskatchewan Lyme Disease, Vector Borne and Zoonotic ...
May 13, 2019 Ticks and Lyme disease will be the focus of the documentary Under Our Skin that will be shown at the North Battleford Library, Wednesday. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. proclaims Sexual Assault Awareness Week with flag-raising ceremony
Sexual Assault Awareness Week was officially proclaimed in North Battleford with a flag raising ceremony outside city hall Monday morning.Mayor Ryan Bater and the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault C...
May 13, 2019 Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) representatives with North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater, right, gather outside city hall for a flag- raising ceremony Monday for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)