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Sports Year in Review: Mustangs memorable run to SJHL Finals
northeastNOW is taking a look back at the biggest and most interesting sports stories of 2019, as selected by our sports reporters Mat Barrett and Aaron Schulze:--The Melfort Mustangs trip to the Sask...
Dec 25, 2019 The Mustangs swarm goalie Noah Giesbrecht after winning Game 6 of the semi-finals in Estevan on April 7, punching their ticket to the finals. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Local sports highlights from 2019 (Pt. 1/2)
It was a big year for local sports in 2019, with a number of championships won, and memorable moments made. Here is Part 1 of a battlefordsNOW series highlighting some of the top stories from the past...
Dec 25, 2019 There was no shortage of exciting and intriguing storylines around the local sporting world through 2019. Pictured top left to right: BMF Bucks, Levi Scherman and Cory Wouters,. Pictured bottom left to right: Chance and Wyatt Fennig, Biggar Nationals. (File photos/battlefordsNOW)
Sports Year in Review; Gavel wins Parapan Am gold
Prince Albert's Erica Gavel winning Parapan Am gold makes our Top Sports Stories for 2019. Gavel and Team Canada defeated the United States 67-64 on Aug. 30 to win the Women's Wheelchair Basketball go...
Dec 25, 2019 Erica Gavel (top middle) with her Parapan Am gold medal. (Twitter/Canadian Wheelchair Basketball)
City adds extra holiday waste collection dates
The holidays are a season of food, family and festivities, but after all the food is eaten and the gifts are unwrapped, it can also be a season of extra waste. To help with the post-Christmas cleanup ...
Dec 25, 2019 The city of Prince Albert is providing extra recycling, garbage pickup during holidays. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Empty Stocking Fund project a success this Christmas
The Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre's Christmas campaign has wrapped up for another year without a hitch.Executive Director Erin Katerynych reported the Empty Stocking Fund Christmas Ham...
Dec 24, 2019 The Empty Stocking Fund crew of helpers gather during the campaign wrap up. (submitted photo/Erin Katerynych)
Meili questions when audit of new Sask Hospital will be complete
Saskatchewan's NDP leader is anxious to see the results of an audit on the new Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford (SHNB) facility.Ryan Meili said he is concerned about the company involved in the ...
Dec 24, 2019 NDP Leader Ryan Meili is hoping to see a full audit completed on the new Saskatchewan Hospital facility soon. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff).
City of Melfort installs new ice skating surfaces for winter season
The City of Melfort is providing a couple of additional spots to go ice skating this winter.An outdoor rink in front of the former Chamber of Commerce building in Spruce Haven park is ready for a game...
Dec 24, 2019 A new ice skating surface at Spruce Haven Park is open to the public. (Facebook/City of Melfort)
Year in review: Taking care of furry friends
Throughout the year we reflected a number of stories about the care of pets in Prince Albert and area.Protecting pets from winter weatherBack in February Prince Albert SPCA reminded the public to bund...
Dec 24, 2019 (Submitted photo/SPCA)
SPHL's 'Battle of the Battlefords' supports Hockey Fights Cancer
The Christmas season is a time of giving and what better way to do so than supporting a local fundraiser for cancer research while also catching a couple SPHL games.The Meota Combines and the Battlefo...
Dec 24, 2019 Back-to-back SPHL hockey games on Friday Dec. 27 and Dec. 28 will be played for a good cause. (Facebook photo/Meota Combines)
North Stars 2019: A year highlighted by championship, hot early season follow-up
The 2019 calendar year was one for the books for the Battlefords North Stars' organization. Here is a look back at some of the benchmark highlights from the year that was. Stars claim second champions...
Dec 24, 2019 2019 was a year to remember for the Battlefords North Stars and their fans, with plenty of reason for celebration. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)