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Opening weekend lies ahead for Battlefords Minor Hockey

Following an - at times - tumultuous offseason, filled with question marks and uncertainty, hockey will return to the Battlefords this weekend.The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) will see ...

Oct 15, 2020

Town council candidate brings business experience to campaign

For local David George, the Battleford community has, and always will, hold a special place in his heart. Born and raised across the bridge in North Battleford, Battleford where he set down roots and ...

Oct 14, 2020

Second phase of Natural Play Space project set in North Battleford celebrated

On a chilled morning in Centennial Park, the Battlefords Early Children Intervention Program (ECIP) celebrated the second phase of the Natural Play Space Project, which includes an upgraded swing set ...

Oct 14, 2020

BMHA reveal new NorthWest Stars jerseys

The Battlefords Minor Hockey Association (BMHA) revealed their new NorthWest Stars jerseys this week, ahead of the fall hockey season.Earlier this summer, it was announced the local AA program would b...

Oct 14, 2020

'I'm going to enjoy it': Melfort City Manager embarking on new venture at Elk Ridge Resort

From city manager to managing partner.That's the case for Melfort's city manager Ryan Danberg who is part of the eight-person group, Route2 SK Inc. that recently bought Elk Ridge Resort. Danberg is se...

Oct 13, 2020

Blais commits to U of R Cougars for 2021-22 season

Turtleford's Jordyn Blais has been on the ice for nearly as long as she can remember. Starting out in figure skating at the age of four, it took no more than a season for her to discover her true pass...

Oct 13, 2020

Former AAA Stars standout, Reid drafted to Predators

It has been a week 19-year-old, Luke Reid will not soon forget. Wednesday his lifelong dream of being drafted to the National Hockey League (NHL) came to fruition. The Warman, Sask., product was selec...

Oct 10, 2020

BMHA 'looking forward to season ahead,' with Return to Play Guidelines

The holiday season may still be two months away, but for hockey fans in the Battlefords - and throughout Saskatchewan - last night had to feel a bit like Christmas morning.The Sask. Hockey Association...

Oct 09, 2020

Operation Red Nose cancelled for holiday season

For the first time in over a decade, Operation Red Nose will not be available in the Battlefords over the holidays. The safe ride service, in which volunteers drive impaired people - and their cars - ...

Oct 08, 2020

Council candidate Mercer focused on social programing in community

For the better part of the last 48 years, Dennis Mercer has called North Battleford home. It is where he's raised his family, and where he spent 20 years of his education career, teaching at John Paul...

Oct 07, 2020