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North Battleford's city and school playgrounds closed due to COVID-19
All of the city's outdoor playgrounds, as well as school playgrounds are now closed due to COVID-19 concerns.The City of North Battleford is asking residents to continue to practice social distancing ...
Mar 24, 2020 City and school playgrounds are now closed in North Battleford due to the COVID-19 situation. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'We will get through this together': local NDP candidate
Battlefords NDP candidate Amber Stewart is encouraging people to take things day by day during the COVID-19 pandemic. "I just want to stress that people need to stay home and don't go out unless you h...
Mar 24, 2020 Left to right, Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre staff Karie Gongora, Kayla Vany, Amber
Stewart (Executive Director) and Melissa Kainberger shown volunteering at the Food Bank. (submitted photo/Amber Stewart)
Local pharmacies seal off dispensaries
Customers walking into their local pharmacy in Prince Albert might start seeing a different look when they go to pick up their medications or consult with their pharmacist.Stores are following the lea...
Mar 24, 2020 A plastic vapour barrier seals off the dispensary from the public at the downtown Pharmasave in P.A. (Glenn Hicks/paNOW Staff)
City of Melfort asks for hold on protective equipment donations
Just one day after the City of Melfort put a call out for protective equipment to businesses to try and help local health care providers, a pause is being put on that call."The community has responded...
Mar 24, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan Snowmobilers Association to close all trails
While some people may have been snowmobiling as part of their social distancing measures, that won't be an option anymore due to concerns around the COVID-19 pandemic.In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Ma...
Mar 24, 2020 The Provincial Snowmobile Festival was held in Melfort this year on Feb. 28 and 29. (Facebook/Melfort and District Trail Riders Inc.)
‘Fuel station first project to pursue’ for Chief Wuttunee, re-elected as Red Pheasant Chief
Clint Wuttunee has been re-elected as Chief of Red Pheasant, following the First Nation's recent election.Wuttunee topped two challengers; Todd Baptiste and Lester Nicotine, taking 648 of the 1,078 to...
Mar 24, 2020 Chief Clint Wuttunee, who was recently re-elected for a second term, is pictured here holding former Chief Red Pheasant’s Treaty Medal that was returned to the First Nation last summer. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Melfort Ambulance taking safeguards amid COVID-19 pandemic
A local ambulance company is taking a few extra precautions when it comes to COVID-19.Melfort Ambulance manager Wayne Therres told northeastNOW that for them, it was business as usual in that people c...
Mar 24, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)
SHA planning for field hospitals to cope with extent of COVID-19
It's suggested COVID-19 will affect 30 per cent of the province, and the government is reviewing whether community rinks, arenas and school gyms could serve as field hospitals to meet the growing need...
Mar 24, 2020 Prince Albert Victoria Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Mayor Ryan Bater preaches importance of social distancing
As the COVID-19 situation continues to grow across the country, the issue of social distancing becomes more and more important. In their daily press briefings, the Government of Canada continues to re...
Mar 24, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater is practicing social distancing. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Saskatchewan's COVID-19 case count at 72
As of Tuesday, March 24, the province confirmed six more cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the total to 72 reported cases. Two of those cases are individuals 19 years of age and under and 59...
Mar 24, 2020 Premier Scott Moe. (Lisa Schick/CKOM News Staff)