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CURLSASK youth curling camp a full house in the Battlefords
Over 130 youth from around the province, ages 12 to 18, gathered at the Northland Power Curling Centre this week to take part in a Summer Curling Camp hosted by CURLSASK. CURLSASK has been hosting eig...
Aug 14, 2019 Youth from all around Saskatchewan traveled to North Battleford to hone their curling skills at the community’s first Summer Curling Camp, hosted by CURLSASK. (Facebook/CURLSASK)
Walking with Our Sisters project to honour MMIWG to conclude at Batoche ceremony
The Walking with our Sisters art installation that includes work by local contributors, to commemorate the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) has reached the end of its l...
Aug 14, 2019 Shown are some of the elders who helped create the exhibit when the project visited North Battleford in 2016. Left to right: Elders Jenny Spyglass, Evelyn Thomas, Grace Okemow, Gladys Wapass-Greyeyes and Doreen Thomas. (Submitted photo/Walking with Our Sisters North Battleford)
Walk to remember Cody Duhaime aims to support mental health
It was a dark day for Cody Duhaime in 2015 when the 19-year-old youth lost his life to suicide while attending college in the U.S.To keep his memory alive and support other youth struggling with depre...
Aug 13, 2019 Joanne Lewchuk (godmother), left, and Sylvia Duhaime (grandmother), right, are shown holding a photo of Cody Duhaime who lost his life to suicide in 2015. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Fin Island Trail Run offers free fun for the family
Runners can expect to see the sun brush through the trees with blue skies overhead at the Fin Island Trail Run Aug. 24. The Trail Run is an event for all ages and athletic types. Broken up into four s...
Aug 13, 2019 2019 will mark the 11th year of the Fin Island Trail Run in the community. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Out of the park and into the Hall: Sask. Baseball Hall of Fame readies to induct 16
For a baseball player, there is no thrill greater than the crack of the bat on a swing for the fences. Of course, the thought of being inducted into the Hall of Fame for their prowess in the sport may...
Aug 13, 2019 A number of the Province’s top baseball players will be honoured Aug. 17 as the 2019 class is inducted to the Sask Baseball Hall of Fame. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Northwest Territorial Days Parade to kick off exhibition celebration
People are invited to tie on an eye patch and get their booty down to the annual Northwest Territorial Days Parade on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. A pirate-themed event, this year there will be a slight tweak to...
Aug 12, 2019 The horses are always a hit at the Northwest Territorial Days Parade. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Pride Week to include rainbow crosswalk, 'family-friendly' drag show
Pride Week plans are coming together as the date for the event nears.The festivities will run Monday, Aug. 19 to Sunday, Aug. 25.The LGBTQ Battlefords and Area Pride organizers expect a fun and inform...
Aug 11, 2019 The upcoming Battlefords Pride Week event will take place Aug. 19 to 25. The Pride parade is set for Aug. 24. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford Annual Parade offers family outing in town
Hundreds of people lined the streets Friday night, as the town of Battleford hosted their annual parade to bring in the weekend. From the trot of horses' hooves, to the sound of children's laughter as...
Aug 10, 2019 The Thunderchild family, pictured here enjoying the sights and sounds of the town parade Friday night in Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Dinner-concert fundraiser planned for September to benefit hospital, humanitarian effort
Those who love the golden oldies tunes will be in for a treat with an upcoming dinner-concert fundraiser.Organizers are planning an event called Rock And Rattle at the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battle...
Aug 09, 2019 Colin Baillargeon shown holding his son Jackson, right, as grandad Charles Baillargeon, left, looks on during their performance of Cat's in the Cradle the Aug. 4 show. A concert-dinner fundraiser is planned for Sept. 28. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Fred Light Museum offers family fun for all
There may have been a little bit of rain sprinkling through the morning Friday, but that didn't put a damper on some old-fashioned family fun in the community. The Fred Light Museum hosted its first-e...
Aug 09, 2019 A young boy hammers in a nail at the Fred Light Museum’s inaugural Family Fun Day (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)