Tag Archives: People
Lamb recognized as SJHL Player of the Week
Battlefords North Stars' forward Owen Lamb has been named as the SJHL Player of the Week for Feb. 11. Earning Lamb the honours was a week which saw the North Battleford product rack up three goals and...
Feb 13, 2019
Spot price spikes but no word on re-opening of mines
There is still no indication as to when the dormant Cameco operations at McArthur River/ Key Lake will re-open, despite a bounce back in immediate, or "spot" uranium prices.That was the message from C...
Feb 11, 2019
Local student receives prestigious $100,000 scholarship
A local student from John Paul II Collegiate received a prestigious honour this month. Emily Simon took part in the finalist selection process in Toronto for the LORAN (Long-Range Aid to Navigation) S...
Feb 11, 2019
Is your vaporizer safe?
A recent story out of Texas in which a vaporizer exploded in a man's hand, sending shrapnel into his body and later causing his death, has a local vape expert speaking out.Jesse Huber, manager at Vita...
Feb 08, 2019
SIIT relocates, invests in the Battlefords
An investment in the future of not only the students, but the City of North Battleford.The grand re-opening of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) North Battleford Career Centre t...
Feb 08, 2019
Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...
Feb 07, 2019
Seniors Valentines Tea offers fun outing in Battlefords
The Seniors Valentine's Tea is taking place Feb. 14 at 3:40 p.m. at the Battlefords Co-op Aquatic Centre. Candace Dustan, program manager for the city, said the event that first came together decades ...
Feb 07, 2019
FSIN’s Cameron calls out Trudeau over child care
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over what it calls his failed promise to deliver on child care.Signed by chief Bobby Cameron, t...
Feb 07, 2019
Father-son duos don stripes for SHA provincial game
Shaping character for life.That's one part of the Saskatchewan Hockey Association's mandate for players, coaches and officials. Last night in Biggar, it was realized in more ways than one when four of...
Feb 07, 2019
Shoplifting growing issue in the Battlefords: RCMP, local business owners
Nearly $80,000. That is the value of product that grew legs and walked out of Brett Payne's store in 2017. The local business owner says shoplifting is a growing issue in the Battlefords, added securi...
Feb 07, 2019