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Meadow Lake and District 42nd Annual Music Festival
Meadow Lake and District 42nd Annual Music Festival will be celebrated Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March 19th .Below are the Piano, Vocal and Band and Instrumental Sessions and Venues Monday, March ...
Mar 11, 2020
Stars put Hawks on the ropes, take 3-0 series lead, with 4-2 win in Nipawin
The Battlefords North Stars doubled up the Nipawin Hawks 4-2 Tuesday night at Centennial Arena, to take a 3-0 lead in the teams' best-of-seven first round playoff series. Four different North Stars sc...
Mar 11, 2020 Stars’ forward Carson Reagan shares a celebratory pat on the head with goaltender Kristian Lyon following the team's 4-2 win Tuesday night in Nipawin. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Anti Drug and Gang Youth Forum promises day of fun, education
Big Island Lake Cree Nation wants to help youth struggling with some difficult challenges. That's why it's holding the Anti Drug and Gang Youth Forum Wednesday.Big Island Lake Cree Nation Executive Di...
Mar 10, 2020 The Anti Drug and Gang Youth Forum will take place all day Wednesday at Big Island Lake Cree Nation. (submitted photo/Anita Pooyak)
Melfort Communities in Bloom receives international award for Spruce Haven Playground
The City of Melfort added to its collection of Communities in Bloom (CiB) awards on the walls of city hall.Melfort CiB presented the framed Dr. Lucija ike Award from the 2019 INTERSTAS (International ...
Mar 10, 2020 Melfort Mayor Rick Lang (right) receives the Dr. Lucija Čikeš Award from Croatia on behalf of the city from Melfort Communities in Bloom. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
Elections Saskatchewan certifies province's newest party
Saskatchewan has a new official political party.Elections Saskatchewan announced Tuesday in a media release that Wexit Saskatchewan gathered enough signatures and completed other requirements to becom...
Mar 10, 2020 Members of Wexit Saskatchewan encourage supporters to sign a petition necessary to register as a provincial political party on Nov. 24, 2019. (Keenan Sorokan/650 CKOM)
'It's just not safe anymore': Village of Plunkett raising funds to install reverse osmosis water system
The community of Plunkett will continue fundraising efforts for a reverse osmosis system with an event on Friday.The village of around 40 households and 60 residents has been under a precautionary dri...
Mar 10, 2020 The Village of Plunkett has been under a precautionary drinking water advisory for the past three years. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Stars search for 3-0 stranglehold on Hawks as series shifts to Nipawin for Game 3
After making the most of their home ice advantage early with back-to-back wins in Games 1 and 2 over the weekend, the Battlefords North Stars will look to keep their momentum rolling Tuesday as the se...
Mar 10, 2020 Stars’ forward, Dylan Esau battles for position in front of the Hawks’ net. Esau scored his first of the playoffs in Game 2, to help lead the team to a 2-0 series lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Students encourage drivers make safe choices during Impaired Driving Awareness Week
John Paul II Collegiate students took to the streets Tuesday to remind people not to drink and drive.Several members from the Students Against Drinking and Driving (SADD) group held a bright banner ou...
Mar 10, 2020 John Paul II Collegiate students in the Students Against Drinking and Driving group join Mayor Ryan Bater to launch Impaired Driving Awareness Week in North Battleford Tuesday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Honour Our Veterans Banner Program back for another year at Fred Light Museum
The Fred Light Museum has opened its registration for the 2020 Honour Our Veterans Banner program.The program will honour 50 veterans with 25 double-sided banners to be hung from lampposts on 22nd Str...
Mar 10, 2020 Fred Light Museum's Honour Our Veterans Banner from 2019 (supplied photo/Bernadette Leslie)
North East School Division outlines effects of teachers' sanctions
The North East School Division made some adjustments in light of Monday's announcement by the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF).The organization announced teachers would begin withholding servic...
Mar 10, 2020 (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)