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Local high schools plan for unique grad celebrations amid COVID-19 restrictions

As the spring season continues to roll along, and the summer months inch even closer, the subject of graduation has been a pressing one on the minds of staff and families alike at the local Battleford...

May 06, 2020 There may not be a traditional tossing of the caps for this year’s graduating class due to social distancing protocol and large group restrictions; but members of the NBCHS and JPII grad committees are going to do everything they can to make the day a special celebration for the 2020 graduating class (Facebook/JPII)

Melfort City Council passes new Emergency Planning Bylaw

The City of Melfort officially passed a new Emergency Planning Bylaw on Monday at their Regular Council Meeting.The bylaw formally establishes an organization for emergencies in Melfort. It provides a...

May 06, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)

#MyNorthBattleford: Showing support for local businesses

A new way to show support for local businesses has sprung up in North Battleford.The City of North Battleford is promoting the use of a new hashtag, #MyNorthBattleford, to help residents show support ...

May 06, 2020 Use #MyNorthBattleford to show support for local businesses (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Carlton teachers connect to students with uplifting video

Inspired by scenes of quarantined Italians singing to each other on balconies and viral videos of celebrities crooning to John Lennon's 'Imagine', the staff at Carlton Comprehensive Public High School...

May 06, 2020 (Facebook/CCPHS)

Public school board approves contribution to area fire department

The board for the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division has approved a donation to Buckland Fire and Rescue.At their meeting Monday evening the board voted to give the volunteer fire department a...

May 06, 2020 Firefighters from Buckland Fire and Rescue doing vehicle rescue training. (Facebook/Buckland Fire and Rescue)

Facebook page keeping tri-community residents connected during pandemic

A Facebook page started by local resident Ashley Roberts has become a way for those in the tri-communities to remain connected.She started the page La Ronge At Home at the beginning of April after not...

May 06, 2020 The Facebook page called La Ronge At Home began about a month ago. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Ceremony to be held today for service members who died in helicopter crash

CFB TRENTON, Ont. - The Canadian military is to hold a special ramp ceremony today at Canadian Forces Base Trenton to repatriate remains of a service member and honour all six who died in a ...

May 06, 2020

Tisdale area car club saluting essential workers with community cruise

The Doghide River Rods and Relics car club will be doing a cruise tomorrow night in the town of Tisdale as a salute to essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.The Tisdale area car club was form...

May 06, 2020 Doghide River Rods and Relics car club was formed last summer in the Tisdale area. (Submitted photo/Darrell Davis)

Fur Baby Contest in Tisdale

Tisdale Kinettes wants you to show off your fur babies! If you feel inspired and are able, send a personal donation to the NESPCA.See the poster for details.

May 06, 2020

Cleanest Yard Competition

The Montreal Lake Child and Family Agency continues until May 8.See the poster for details.

May 06, 2020