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New R.M. fire department receives $25K donation
Parrish & Heimbecker has donated to the Rural Municipality of North Battleford's volunteer fire department. P&H gave the newly formed brigade $25,000 for equipment and tools."We are very much ...
May 28, 2019 Parrish & Heimbecker donated $25,000 to the R.M. of North Battleford fire department. (supplied photo/R.M. of North Battleford)
NESD to spend $150,000 on MUCC washroom renovations
The North East School Division (NESD) Board of Education agreed to spend $150,000 to renovate the washrooms at Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate (MUCC).Funding for the project comes from over ...
May 28, 2019 This open concept, separate stall washroom example is what Melfort and Unit Comprehensive Collegiate expects to have after the North East School Division completes renovations. (submitted photo/North East School Division)
Scheer vows to end 'illegal' border crossings as part of immigration policy plan
OTTAWA - If elected prime minister, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says he would put an end to "illegal" border crossings in Canada. Scheer included that as one of several general commitm...
May 28, 2019
City dealing with residents putting non-recyclables into recycling bins
Plastic dolls; Styrofoam; metallic products, such as cookware; and ink cartridges. These are a sampling of items that have been found in North Battleford's recycling bins that do not belong there.The ...
May 28, 2019 North Battleford city council is facing the ongoing challenge of residents putting non-recyclable products in their blue bins and contaminating the load. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Durant travels with the Warriors to Toronto ahead of finals
OAKLAND, Calif. - Kevin Durant is travelling with the Golden State Warriors to Toronto for the first two games of the NBA Finals, leaving open the chance he could be ready to return from a strained ri...
May 28, 2019
P.A. teacher reflects on another ex-Raider to make it big
A local man who knows a thing or two about Dave Tippet is confident he'll do well as the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The veteran coach, 57, became the latest foundational piece of the Oiler...
May 28, 2019 Edmonton Oilers President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Ken Holland, left and new head coach Dave Tippett hold up a jersey during a press conference in Edmonton on Tuesday, May 28, 2019. (The Canadian Press/Jason Franson)
Community organization hopes to educate about importance of early years
A community group wants to get its members thinking about early childhood development.Prince Albert Community Network Coalition (CNC) put on a knowledge exchange featuring speakers from a number of or...
May 28, 2019 A small crowd gathers before the start of the talk Tuesday afternoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
SaskEnergy, TransGas conducting controlled vent of natural gas near Tisdale on Wednesday
If you smell rotten eggs in the Tisdale are on the morning of Wednesday, May 29, don't panic. SaskEnergy and TransGas are doing a controlled venting of their compressor station in the area.The process...
May 28, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
City's new skate park becomes work of art
Prince Albert's newest skate park is scheduled to open later this week, but the artist who has been working for the past three weeks on the park's designs, was busy applying the finishing touches on T...
May 28, 2019 The rink beside Parkland Community Hall has never looked better. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
M.L. council hold off on Mustangs lease agreement
Scheduling conflicts and dressing room availability were the main issues brought up between multiple Meadow Lake hockey clubs in a lease agreement with the city for the 2019/2020 season.The lease agre...
May 28, 2019 Representatives from three Meadow Lake hockey clubs brought their concerns about the dressing rooms in the arena at the May 27 city council meeting. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)