Tag Archives: Community
Community envisions myriad of future uses for old opera house
Battleford residents put on their thinking caps Wednesday as they came together to propose a gamut of ideas for the future of the old opera house space in Town Hall. The two-hour event at Fort Battlef...
Nov 07, 2019 Laura Plosz, of Group 2 Architecture and Design, speaks to guests at the open house Wednesday to gather input on future ideas for the Town of Battleford's former opera house. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Study underway to determine fate of local landfills
Mayor Duane Favel is reassuring residents around Ile-a-la-Crosse that municipal waste could be consolidated into one regional landfill to meet environmental regulations and they will work to minimize ...
Nov 07, 2019 Photo 93425813 © Ilstock - Dreamstime.com
Melfort Amateur Dramatics presents Gibson and Sons
Melfort Amateur Dramatics is down to the last week of rehearsal before this season's dinner theatre performance.Gibson and Sons will be hosted in the Kerry Vickar Centre CJVR performing arts theatre o...
Nov 07, 2019 The cast of Gibson and Sons have been rehearsing since late August for next week's dinner theatre in Melfort. (Facebook/Melfort Amateur Dramatics Inc.)
NBCHS curling teams looking for continued success with new season ahead
The North Battleford Comprehensive High School (NBCHS) curling teams got underway with practices this week in preparation for the fast approaching curling season. While the teams will likely not see t...
Nov 07, 2019 The NBCHS senior boys curling team took home a podium finish at Districts, Regionals and Provincials last season, in a year to remember for the school's curling program. (submitted photo/Evan Reid)
Sask. SPCA campaign aims to help pets throughout winter
The Saskatchewan SPCA has launched the Warming Hearts and Paws campaign.The campaign, which takes part between Nov. 4 to Dec. 15, is to help people who are homeless take care of their pets in Prince A...
Nov 07, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
P.A. teacher gets up close look at third world farming practices
Danica Beaulac, a Grade 1 teacher at St. Anne school spent part of her summer in Ethiopia, and is now using the information she learned in her classroom.Beaulac was part of an International Food Secur...
Nov 07, 2019 Danica Beaulac taking some notes during her trip to Ethiopia last summer. (submitted photo/Danica Beaulac)
P.A. house prices rise but total sales remain slack
There is some continued slight upward movement in Prince Albert's depressed housing market although it's not clear if that will continue.The Saskatoon Region Association of Realtors (SRAR) is reportin...
Nov 07, 2019 For Sale signs in Prince Albert. (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
PAGC hears from Navajo lawyers in Saskatoon
Members from the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) are hearing about alternative forms of policing and justice this week.The PAGC's First Nations Policing and Indigenous Justice Symposium is set to w...
Nov 07, 2019 James Zion and Elsie Red Bird take questions after speaking at conference Wednesday in Saskatoon. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Melfort Special Olympics curling team begins season with weekend bonspiel at home
Off the ice, Melfort Special Olympics has been preparing its curling team for the 2020 national winter games in Thunder Bay, Ont. in February.Melfort's Special Olympics curling team attended a trainin...
Nov 07, 2019 Melfort Special Olympics' curling team will hit the ice for the first time this season when they host their bonspiel at the Melfort Curling Club on Saturday, Nov. 9. (Facebook/Melfort Special Olympics)
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs
Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...
Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)