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Lymphedema Awareness Day - March 6

Lymphedema is a chronic swelling of tissue unrelieved by limb elevation or medications, if present more than 3 months. Most often it is present due to inadequate drainage from tissue by veins and lymp...

Mar 05, 2019 : Karen Cay

30th Anniversary Saskatchewan Country Music Association Nominees

The Saskatchewan Country Music Association released the nominees for the 30th Annual Saskatchewan Country Music Awards yesterday. The final nominees in the 31 categories represent Saskatchewan's top m...

Mar 05, 2019 : Karen Cay

Battlefords Friendship Centre hosting celebratory feast for community

Local and surrounding area residents will have an opportunity to sit down and break bread together at a feast coming up next week which is free for all to attend.Battlefords Indian and Mtis Friendship...

Mar 04, 2019 Battlefords Indian and Métis Friendship Centre will be hosting its annual feast coming up on Tuesday, March 19. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown

After a historically cold February, March comes in with warmth but high winds

Even though the temperatures may be getting up to seasonal averages, you may want to hold onto your hat.March seems to be coming in like a lion this year, but with the February we had, it's much welco...

Mar 04, 2019 It was a frigid February for all in 2019. (Submitted photo/Environment Canada) : Brady Lang

Dorintosh Winter Festival

The Dorintosh Annual Winter Festival will be March 14-17 with fun activities for all.Contact Greg (306) 236 - 3304 for more information.

Mar 04, 2019 : Karen Cay

Area farmers discuss stress, reducing carbon footprint during round table

Farm stress, reducing the carbon footprint, and seed royalties were among issues raised during a round-table talk Friday.Area farmers had a chance to sound off to provincial agriculture and environmen...

Mar 02, 2019 Cochin producer George Ferguson, left, Cut Knife producer Ed Pedersen, centre, and agriculture and environment critic Yens Pedersen, NDP MLA (Regina Northeast), share ideas following Pedersen’s round-table meeting at the Don Ross Centre on Friday. : Angela Brown

NB celebrates Francophonie Week

Local members of the Francophone community were in a festive mood outside city hall Friday for the official start of Francophonie Week in North Battleford. cole Pre Mercure students, and Centre franco...

Mar 01, 2019 École Père Mercure students and supporters gather outside city hall Friday to raise the Fransaskois flag to mark Francophonie Week in North Battleford. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown

Edam voted Saskatchewan's coldest rink

The people have spoken and Edam has been crowned the Coldest Barn in Saskatchewan. For twenty days, people were tweeting, voting and sharing their stories of cold rinks around the province.A Twitter p...

Mar 01, 2019 Edam was voted the #SKColdestBarn in February poll conducted on Twitter and battlefordsNOW (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang

Library circulation down slightly but e-resources, programming strong

The North Battleford library has seen some impact in its numbers as a result of downtown construction last summer, but overall, it has performed well in 2018, based on the board's latest report.Librar...

Mar 01, 2019 North Battleford library’s 2018 year-end numbers saw a slight impact from last summer’s construction work downtown but overall had a good year. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown

La Ronge Winter Festival

FINAL UPDATE (as of March 1) Find below the Lac La Ronge Winter Festival Poster.This is Northern Saskatchewan's Premiere Winter Event hosted by JRMCC Sports & Recreation. Check out our Facebook pa...

Mar 01, 2019 : Karen Cay