Community

Award for local hero now accepting nominations

Nominations are being accepted for Prince Albert's 2020 Terry Fox Award. Submissions will be accepted until December 19, 2020 with the award presented in early 2021.Since 1981 the City of Prince Alber...

Oct 05, 2020

City updates contract for Battlefords Humane Society services at current site

The City of North Battleford signed a contract to pay the Battlefords Humane Society to provide animal shelter services at the current city-owned facility at 114 Street for up to four years. In the ag...

Oct 05, 2020

Lois Laing focused on jobs, crime in mayoral race

While a long time member of the Battlefords, Lois Laing only felt political aspirations for the past 18 months.The former educational assistant and current landlord decided to throw her hat into the m...

Oct 05, 2020

AAA Sharks enjoy team building weekend

With hockey season just around the corner, the Battlefords AAA Sharks took part in a team building day out this weekend, paintballing at Blue Mountain Adventure Park.Head coach of the team, Ricci Giro...

Oct 05, 2020

Awareness walks target missing and murder Indigenous women, exploited children

Two walks were held in the tri-communities Sunday to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women, as well as child exploitation. The 11th annual Sisters in Spirit Walk was organized by...

Oct 05, 2020

Safety a top priority as hunting season begins

After being stuck indoors all summer long, and with not all sports able to return this fall due to COVID-19, people in northern Saskatchewan can look forward to being outdoors once again with hunting ...

Oct 05, 2020

Meadow Lake Returning Officer hoping for stronger voter turnout

If there is something happening in the community or a platform somebody is running on that you feel strong about - get out and vote. That's the message from returning officer Jessica Walters, who is a...

Oct 05, 2020

Humboldt Fire Department captain seeking spot on city council

The captain of the Humboldt Fire Department has decided it's time for a change and wants to serve his community in a different way by running for city council.Darcy Leonew has called Humboldt home for...

Oct 05, 2020

Local mother asks 'not to judge a book by its cover' ahead of World Cerebral Palsy Day

Seizures, sleeping problems, and colds that become pneumonia or bronchitis are just a few of the issues that two-year-old Daelyn Wozniak has already had to deal with in his young life.Wozniak suffered...

Oct 05, 2020

School Days

The ABCs of using RESP funds.Your wee babes have grown into young adults ready to take on the world - or at least head to, post-secondary education. Knowing that college and university come with a hef...

Oct 05, 2020