Events

Battlefords area teachers join in second round of rotating strikes

Battlefords area teachers took to the streets Friday for the second round of rotating strikes in the province.Teachers from Living Sky and Light of Christ school divisions, and at Sakewew High School,...

Feb 16, 2024

RCMP Commander Jesse Gilbert now a Member of the Order of Merit

When Commander Inspector Jesse Gilbert of the Battlefords RCMP first learned he was nominated for a Member of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces award, he wasn't sure it was real."It was a little...

Feb 16, 2024

Sweetgrass First Nation celebrates new school build with sod turning ceremony

Under a snowy sky, the community of Sweetgrass First Nation officially marked the building of its new school with a blessing ceremony and shovels turning sod."It's hard to describe how I'm feeling," s...

Feb 16, 2024

Glaslyn top Beaver Blues in Game 3; solidify SPHL semi-finals

The Glaslyn North Stars came through with a clutch 7-4 victory in the third-and-deciding game of their first round Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL) playoff series with the Battlefords Beaver ...

Feb 15, 2024

Crusaders junior girls take home gold at Battle West Districts

The John Paul II Collegiate (JPII) junior girls basketball team recently took home a gold medal at Battle West Districts, to cap their season on top.Winning both of their games en route to the champio...

Feb 15, 2024

Battlefords Community Players to host provincial theatre festival

Battlefords Community Players (BCP) have the honour of hosting the 87th Saskatchewan TheatreFest.The provincial competition that will bring community theatre groups from across the province to the Bat...

Feb 14, 2024

Beaver Blues host Glaslyn for pivotal Game 3 in Battleford

It may be Valentine's Day, but there will be no love lost on the ice Wednesday night when the Battlefords Beaver Blues and Glaslyn North Stars clash for the third-and-deciding game of their first roun...

Feb 14, 2024

Battlefords Chamber of Commerce hopes to implement information kiosks

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce gave an overall promising report to members at Tuesday's Annual General Meeting.The organization reviewed the past year and discussed future initiatives during the ...

Feb 13, 2024

Beaver Blues take Glaslyn the distance in busy weekend for SPHL playoffs

It was a busy weekend across the Saskatchewan Prairie Hockey League (SPHL), with all four first-round best-of-three series in action for a total of six games Friday through Sunday across the league. B...

Feb 12, 2024

First Nation author, educator Peeteetuce to give talk in North Battleford

Award winning artist and educator Curtis Peeteetuce, from Beardy's and Okemasis First Nation, will be coming to North Battleford Library as part of Aboriginal Storytelling Month. He will share some of...

Feb 12, 2024