Tag Archives: Arts

Battlefords dancers dazzle with top honours at Medicine Hat competition
Eleven-year-old Charlie Lehman from the Battlefords showed out at the Diamond Dance Xtreme competition in Medicine Hat, Alta. last weekend, earning a DIAMOND standing for her contemporary solo, an hon...
Mar 26, 2025

'They were communities': Road Allowance art installation coming to Chapel Gallery
It began with a board Arnolda Dufour Bowes ripped off her father's Punnichy childhood home about 20 years ago. "He wouldn't let me steal anything," said the storyteller and visual artist. She had take...
Feb 26, 2025

Jake Vaadeland represents Sask. in SiriusXM's Top of the Country semi-finals
Jake Vaadeland isn't one for competition - but that's exactly what makes his spot in SiriusXM's 2025 Top of the Country semi-finals so charming.Growing up in Big River, Sask., the bluegrass and tradit...
Feb 24, 2025

Gallery of Trailblazers celebrates Dr. Shadd, many other Black pioneers
A Black History Month exhibition in Melfort has highlighted the many contributions Black people have made in Saskatchewan. WeCollaborate, Melfort & District Museum, and the City of Melfort present...
Feb 20, 2025

Extreme cold weather offers excellent opportunity for 'edu-tainment'
Saskatchewan's not out of a deep freeze just yet, but temperatures are expected to warm up to bearable conditions for the remainder of the February break. Science enthusiasts say it's the perfect time...
Feb 19, 2025

'It's about giving back': Battlefords musician Keegan Isaac returns to TeleMiracle with Itsy Bitsy Big Band
North Battleford-based musician Keegan Isaac will return to TeleMiracle 49, which begins on March 1 with his 11-piece Itsy Bitsy Big Band jazz ensemble.Isaac first appeared at TeleMiracle 47 as part o...
Feb 07, 2025

Swinging with the Stars raises over $45K
For the second year, the community embraced whats quickly become a favorite fundraiser. Swinging with the Stars in support of the Battlefords Healthcare Foundation (BHCF) raised over $45,000. "I'm thr...
Feb 02, 2025

Report reveals most domestic homicide victims in Sask. are women, majority of perpetrators are men
The latest 2024 Domestic Violence Death Review Report examined 31 domestic homicide cases and revealed that 83 per cent of victims were women, and 82 per cent of perpetrators were men."Saskatchewan re...
Jan 30, 2025
New Era for SK Arts Under the Leadership of Lisa Bird-Wilson
There's a new face representing SK Arts, and for the first time in its 77-year history, it's an Indigenous woman.Like most artists, Lisa Bird-Wilson, the new SK Arts CEO, is continually challenging he...
Jan 27, 2025

At 91, Battleford woman digitally preserves Sask baseball history to honour late husband's legacy
A 91-year-old woman in Battleford has devoted decades to safeguarding the beloved baseball legacy she and her late husband, Dave Shury, built-in 1983.Jane Shury has worked tirelessly at the Saskatchew...
Jan 24, 2025