Community

Doors Closed But We are Working For You

Update on MRC services: our doors are still closed to the public however staff is still working from home and in office. Staff are taking turns in the office and so there will be staff in on Monday, T...

Apr 21, 2020

Ag Buy Sell Offers Free Platform for 4H Club Members

Calling all 4-H leaders and members! We know that this has been a hard time for our 4-H community as COVID-19 has put a stop to most Achievement Days that were to take place in May and June. As a resu...

Apr 21, 2020

Phone - In Counselling

Do you need someone to talk to? Are you looking for solutions to help you get through these difficult times.Phone in Counselling in available.See the poster below.

Apr 21, 2020

Local group fills lunch void amid COVID pandemic

Community groups who help the city's less fortunate, are struggling to keep up during the COVID-19 pandemic.Staff at P.A. Outreach have been helping provide up to 200 sandwiches a day to other communi...

Apr 20, 2020 (Facebook/ PA Outreach)

A season of destiny: Reflecting on the 2019 North Stars championship

To celebrate one year since the North Stars' 2019 Canalta Cup championship, Marty Martinson caught up with three key players from the Stars' championship roster. Forwards Braydon Buziak and Owen Lamb,...

Apr 20, 2020 The Battlefords North Stars won their third championship in franchise history one year ago Sunday, capping off a season forever frozen in time among hockey fans in the community. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Independent cannabis retailers working together

The date, 4/20, is a big deal for cannabis advocates, and on this day independent retailers are looking to help others follow in their footsteps. The Weed Pool Cannabis Cooperative put out the message...

Apr 20, 2020 The Weed Pool Cannabis Cooperative has helped independent shops keep their costs down. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

Local distiller switches to manufacturing hand sanitizer during COVID-19 pandemic

A local distillery has shifted gears from spirits to sanitizer.Great Gido's Home Brew, southwest of Wakaw, is now making hand sanitizer due to the growing COVID-19-based demand."When this [pandemic] h...

Apr 20, 2020 Great Gido's Home Brew is now making hand sanitizer during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

La Loche community under curfew, no new cases

The northern village of La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation are under a curfew after health officials declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the community last week. Mayor Robert St. Pierre told meadow...

Apr 20, 2020 (file photo/Canadian Press)

Thunderchild cannabis production facility mainly complete, awaiting licence

The construction of the new cannabis production facility known as Thunderchild Cultivation, located off Highway 16 on the outskirts of Battleford, is now for the most part complete.The facility is cur...

Apr 20, 2020 Thunderchild Cultivation, located in Battleford off Highway 16, is currently awaiting its licence from Health Canada before it can plan to start operations later this year. (submitted photo/Adam Coates)

Battlefords Humane Society relying on fundraiser, foster homes during pandemic

After adjusting the adoption process for shelter animals, staff are looking at more creative ways to help animals find their forever homes. The Battlefords Humane Society is moving forward today with ...