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City of North Battleford removes lawn watering schedule

It is said the grass is always greener.North Battleford city council announced this week that moving forward, residents will be allowed to water their lawns whenever they choose, free of schedule. Pre...

Jun 24, 2020

Battlefords Pride staying visible amid ongoing pandemic

June is pride month across the globe and in the Battlefords community, while the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the local pride organization are happy to offer something special to mark the occasion. Ba...

Jun 23, 2020

Boys and Girls Clubs to restart Summer Adventure Day Camps in July

With the first part of phase four in the provincial government's Re-Open Saskatchewan Plan starting this week, summer camps and day camps will be able to resume operations.Members of the Boys and Girl...

Jun 23, 2020

Local golf courses continue to flourish one month into re-opening

It has been just over a month since golf courses around the province were given the green light to re-open their doors and return to business. Golf courses were one of the first establishments to re-o...

Jun 22, 2020

First part of phase four sees splash parks, ball diamonds and soccer fields re-open in the Battlefords

The first part of phase four of the Re-Open Saskatchewan plan gets underway today.With it comes the opening of activites like splash parks, baseball diamonds and soccer fields.North Battleford residen...

Jun 22, 2020

SaskMusic hosting virtual concert for National Indigenous Peoples' Day

SaskMusic is ready to help mark National Indigenous Peoples' Day.The organization is hosting a virtual concert which will be streamed on Facebook and YouTube Saturday night. One of the performers for ...

Jun 19, 2020

Battlefords Minor Baseball cautiously optimistic for limited summer season

Baseball in the Battlefords could become a reality this summer if all goes according to plan.The Battlefords Minor Baseball Association has already cancelled the season for their younger levels and ho...

Jun 19, 2020

Untapped podcast returns with new host

Battlefords Untapped has a new front man, though he's familiar to those who followed the local podcast last year.After assisting during its first season in 2019, photographer Matt Jacques is taking ov...

Jun 19, 2020

Local golfer reacts to announcement of provincial championships

It's been a noteworthy couple of days for amateur golfers in the province. Golf Saskatchewan announced it will host eight provincial championships this year, taking precautions due to the ongoing COVI...

Jun 18, 2020

École Père Mercure celebrates third graduate in school history

It's a rare and very special occasion for the French language school cole Pre Mercure: they've celebrated the third graduate in their near 30-year history.On Wednesday evening Yann Sangar and his fami...

Jun 18, 2020