Tag Archives: Health
Walkers set out to raise awareness about domestic abuse
A Prince Albert man who has spent several years organizing and participating in various walks to raise awareness about domestic violence is once again putting his best foot forward.Conrad Burns and fo...
May 19, 2019 Conrad Burns set out with four others Saturday morning on his way to Saskatoon (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Sask. NDP takes gov’t to task over ER wait times
Saskatchewan's minister of health is admitting the government needs to do more when it comes to emergency room wait times, and the NDP says what is being done isn't working."Clearly it's too long, and...
May 18, 2019 Saskatchewan's Health Minister Jim Reiter admits the government hasn't met its targets when it comes to reducing wait times. (file photo/CJME)
'It matters what we do:' Men take a stroll for Walk A Mile in Her Shoes
"It was really tough," RCMP Const. Casper Read said, breathing a sigh of relief as he sat down to take off his red high heels after participating in Walk A Mile In Her Shoes.Organized by the Battlefor...
May 15, 2019 RCMP Const. Casper Read steps carefully in his high heeled pumps with others taking part in the Walk A Mile In Her Shoes event in North Battleford, Wednesday. .(Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
New Battleford grocery store promises familiar feel
Discovery Co-op will officially open the doors of its new food store and pharmacy in Battleford tomorrow.The new business will operate in the old Super A Foods building, and feature everything the Nor...
May 15, 2019 The new Battleford Discovery Co-op food store and pharmacy is set to open its doors tomorrow. (submitted/Leanne Ducommun)
Husky case returning to Lloydminster court in June for plea
The case involving Husky Energy Inc. will be moving back to Lloydminster Provincial Court in June for plea, now that case management conferences have concluded at North Battleford Provincial Court. Th...
May 14, 2019 Husky Energy Inc. returned to North Battleford Provincial Court Tuesday, for charges related to the July 2016 oil leak near Maidstone which impacted the North Saskatchewan River. (The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh)
Documentary on Lyme Disease coming to N.B.
Those interested in learning more about ticks and Lyme Disease will want to visit the North Battleford Library Wednesday for a presentation by the Saskatchewan Lyme Disease, Vector Borne and Zoonotic ...
May 13, 2019 Ticks and Lyme disease will be the focus of the documentary Under Our Skin that will be shown at the North Battleford Library, Wednesday. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
N.B. proclaims Sexual Assault Awareness Week with flag-raising ceremony
Sexual Assault Awareness Week was officially proclaimed in North Battleford with a flag raising ceremony outside city hall Monday morning.Mayor Ryan Bater and the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault C...
May 13, 2019 Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) representatives with North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater, right, gather outside city hall for a flag- raising ceremony Monday for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Concerns raised over cannabis and youth
The effects of cannabis on developing minds are a major issue for the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC), and in particular a looming deadline in Canada's move towards further legalization.The recr...
May 13, 2019 Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a Weeds Glass and Gifts medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 1, 2015. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Mental Health Gala wraps up after 10-year milestone
It was a bittersweet evening when the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan's North Battleford branch held its final annual Champions of Mental Health Gala Saturday, marking a 10-y...
May 12, 2019 Comic and mental health advocate Big Daddy Tazz, left, and RPN Cathy Watson, an event organizing committee member, shown at the Champions of Mental Health Gala Saturday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Sponsors show support at BUH Foundation kick off celebration
There was a good start to the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation kick off event Wednesday, as a lead up to the 23rd Annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament next month.Some of the sponsor...
May 10, 2019 Left to right, Tracy Voigt (BUH Foundation board of directors secretary); Donnica Bernier (BUH Foundation board of directors); Dana Johnson (North Battleford Golf & Country Club director of golf), Green Fee Sponsor; and Chad Gartner (Innovation Credit Union Vice President, Financial Advisors), Master Sponsor. (Unable to attend was M&M Food Market North Battleford owner and franchisee Ed Lee, Banquet Sponsor.) (BUH Foundation/Submitted)