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Renaming of lakes a step forward for MMIWG Inquiry report: Indigenous lawyer
Kellie Wuttunee looks resolved as she stands beside a body of water that now bears a new name - Kikiskitotawnawak Iskwak Lakes - which means 'We Remember the Women' or 'We Honour the Women' in Cree.As...
Jun 11, 2019 Women join in song at lake renaming ceremony, Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Living Sky met two, partially met one of four 2017 recommendations: Auditor's report
A follow-up by the provincial auditor of Living Sky School Division found it met two, partially met one but missed one of four recommendations from a 2017 audit on engaging students from Grade 7 to 12...
Jun 06, 2019 (file photo/CKOM)
Students go back to the past during Museum Days at WDM
It was hands-on learning at its best.A total of about 1,200 elementary-school students in the Battlefords and surrounding area stepped back into history this week at the Western Development Museum to ...
Jun 06, 2019 Students take a ride in a horse-drawn carriage during Museum Days at the Western Development Museum, Thursday. The event continues on Friday, June 7. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. Comprehensive HS student honoured with gold award in national competition
Third time is the charm, as the saying goes. That was the case for Cam Taylor who recently won gold in the 2019 Skills Canada National Competition. It was his third year at nationals aiming for the to...
Jun 05, 2019 National competition Gold Medal winner North Battleford Comprehensive High School student Cam Taylor, centre. (submitted photo/Mike Humenny)
Tim's Camp Day fundraiser sees plenty of support
There was lots of community support for the Tim Hortons Camp Day fundraiser Wednesday to help send kids to camp.The aim of Camp Day is to raise funds to benefit the Tim Hortons Foundation Camps in Nor...
Jun 05, 2019 Battlefords RCMP Staff Sgt. Darcy Woolfitt, second from left, shown with staff at Tim Hortons in Battleford, Wednesday, during Camp Day. The RCMP assisted with the fundraiser to help send kids to camp. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sask. Polytech to offer free Indigenous Studies course
Saskatchewan Polytechnic is hoping to create a deeper understanding of Indigenous nations through a free online course.The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) will focus on culture and history, particul...
Jun 04, 2019 Saskatchewan Polytechnic is offering a free online Indigenous studies course. (file photo/Rawpixelimages | Dreamstime.com)
NW College offers free haircut day; students shine in competitions
It was a feel-good day for all at North West College's (NWC) hairstylist program Monday.Battlefords Concern for Youth partnered with the college to host a free haircut day for kids. The NWC hairstylis...
Jun 03, 2019 One of the many who received free haircuts Monday at North West College Tangles Hair Salon in North Battleford. NWC and Concern For Youth partnered on the initiative. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Book on dwarfism honoured with award in independent publishers' competition
Linda Nelson was born with achondroplasia, a genetic bone disorder that causes disproportionate dwarfism.Her memoir, recounting the challenges she has faced growing up with dwarfism, recently won an a...
May 30, 2019 Battleford author Linda Nelson received an award for her memoir That is Not Me: A Journey of Perception. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Organizers planning for annual Pride Week festivities
Rainbows will light up the Battlefords this summer as the annual Pride Week celebration kicks off once again.The event will run from Aug. 19 to 25, with parade day in North Battleford set for Saturday...
May 30, 2019 Organizers are busy making plans for the Battlefords Pride Week festivities coming up in August. Last year's Pride parade was a popular draw in the community. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
An emotional day for many at North West College Southern Graduation ceremony in Battlefords
For Kelsey Fox, Wednesday was a time for happy tears as she crossed the stage to receive her diploma, dressed in her long black gown, while wearing the customary mortarboard, a symbol of her crowning ...
May 29, 2019 North West College graduate Kelsey Fox shown following Wednesday's ceremony. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)