Tag Archives: Community

U13 Barons win STEP league championship
The U13 Battlefords Barons 2 are STEP league champions.Taking home the title on home ice, the championship serves as a fairytale end to a perfect 16-0 season for the team who continued their dominance...
Mar 25, 2022

Unity Composite basketball teams set for Hoopla semi-finals
One more northwest school is getting in on Hoopla action this evening.The Unity Composite Warriors basketball teams both hosted and dominated their regional tournaments last weekend, qualifying them a...
Mar 25, 2022

Be safe in Prince Albert National Park as the season changes from winter to spring!
During this time, weather can change abruptly in the park. Overall warming temperatures can create icy road conditions, variable lake ice thickness and increase human-wildlife encounters. Fully prepar...
Mar 25, 2022

Battlefords MLA says budget focuses on fiscal stability; NDP critical of package
Battlefords MLA Jeremy Cockrill says the province's 2022-23 budget released this week focuses on improving fiscal sustainability. He said it also takes a strong stand against gangs and drug activity b...
Mar 24, 2022

Provincial budget provides extra dollars to help keep tabs on high risk offenders
Public concerns related to high-risk offenders being on the run were addressed in this week's provincial budget.Over a million dollars was set aside for the implementation of Electronic Monitoring Glo...
Mar 24, 2022

McLurg High School wins wrestling provincials
Amid several rural schools in North West Saskatchewan sending teams to Hoopla 2022, the McLurg Broncs from Wilkie have already earned provincial hardware in wrestling.Both the boys and girls squads wo...
Mar 24, 2022

EMS gets budget boost of $10.8m
Much of the $10.8 million allocated to emergency medical services announced in yesterday's provincial budget will go to hire more paramedics. About $7 million will be spent adding full time equivalent...
Mar 24, 2022

Saulteaux First Nation celebrates opening of new expanded community hall
Saulteaux First Nation came together Thursday to celebrate the opening of their new community hall. The facility was built through a partnership among Saulteaux First Nation, Battlefords Agency Tribal...
Mar 24, 2022

Bombers edge Stars in OT, tie series with Game 4 win
It was a heartbreaking finish for the Battlefords North Stars Wednesday night at the Whitney Forum, as the team fell 4-3 to Flin Flon in overtime of Game 4 of their first round playoff series. A 2-1 S...
Mar 24, 2022

McLurg girls basketball makes first Hoopla appearance since 2012
Wilkie is among multiple schools in the northwest region seeing their basketball squad move on to Hoopla 2022 this weekend.The McLurg High School girls' team won regionals at home on Saturday, easily ...
Mar 23, 2022