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Battleford volunteer group planning street party
Those who enjoy a summer evening outdoors, eating, taking in some entertainment, shopping and meeting people will have something to look forward when Battleford has its very own street party in July. ...
May 07, 2019 Gail Sack, of the Battleford Community Spirit Group, discusses a proposal for a sidewalk sale and street party event during Battleford council on Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
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)
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)
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)
Film on Colten Boushie case wins $10,000 prize at Hot Docs festival
TORONTO - A film about the killing of a young Indigenous man in Saskatchewan has won a top prize at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.Tasha Hubbard's "npawistamsowin: We Will St...
May 05, 2019
North Stars’ season reflection
"Resilient."That's the word that, perhaps more than any other, is used by head coach Brayden Klimosko when asked to sum up the 2018-19 Battlefords North Stars, the Canalta Cup Champions.Joining the St...
May 03, 2019 Seventeen players from the North Stars’ 25-man championship roster are eligible to return to the team next season, as the team looks to remain a contender moving forward. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Mixed April for Battlefords' housing market
April was a mixed month for the Battlefords housing market according to the latest data from the Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors.Twelve homes sold within both North Battleford and Battleford,...
May 03, 2019 Home sales were mixed in the Battlefords area in April. (file photo)
Turtleford receives new landing pad for STARS
The Turtleford community now has better access to emergency healthcare services now that work on the new landing pad for the Shock, Trauma, Air Rescue Service (STARS) air ambulance is complete. STARS ...
May 03, 2019 The new landing pad is now complete for the Shock, Trauma, Air Rescue Service (STARS) air ambulance in Turtleford. (submitted photo/Melanie Garner)