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New appointment to Lac La Ronge Advisory Planning Commission

Eagle Point Resort owner Lolita Poirier was recently appointed as a member at-large to the Lac La Ronge Advisory Northern Planning Commission (ANPC). She replaces former member Colin Jolly who moved t...

Apr 22, 2019 The commission has nine regular members. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Battlefords singer-songwriter Zayda releases debut CD

A young Battlefords singer-songwriter is excited to be coming into her own after releasing her debut CD Young Heart recently. Brittany Keller, who goes by the name Zayda, celebrated with a release par...

Apr 22, 2019 Battlefords singer-songwriter, musician Brittany Keller, who goes by the name Zayda, has just released her first CD. (submitted photo/Brittany Keller)

P.A. Police report steady Easter weekend

Local police responded to more than 240 calls over the Easter long weekend. Officers with the Prince Albert Police Service arrested 33 people between Friday night and Monday morning, according to a me...

Apr 22, 2019 file photo/paNOW Staff

Possible delays next week on Diefenbaker Bridge

Traffic on the Diefenbaker Bridge may move a bit slower next week, as the city begins its spring cleaning.Cleaning work on the bridge has been scheduled to commence Monday at 8 a.m. and wrap up 8 p.m....

Apr 20, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

CAA accepting nominations for province's worst roads

Now that the snow is gone, local drivers can take a look at the damage to the roads after a long cold winter.In this spirit CAA Saskatchewan is asking people to nominate what roads they think are the ...

Apr 19, 2019 CAA Saskatchewan is accepting nominations for Saskathcewan's Worst Roads (File Photo/paNOW Staff)

RCMP Town Hall: numbers, elected officials, benches, liaison officers, and stigma

It was a night full of discussion on what the next steps are when it comes to battling crime in the Battlefords.The Battlefords RCMP held a town hall Thursday night at the Don Ross Centre, and with ab...

Apr 19, 2019 Around 40 residents made their concerns known at the Battlefords RCMP's Town Hall (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff)

Carlton students bring home medals from competition

Students from Carlton Comprehensive High School had a successful trip to the provincial Skills Canada Competition in Saskatoon and Regina last week.The competition saw students from all over the provi...

Apr 19, 2019 Kelly Lamb, left, Nicholas Doucette, Jesse Hamm and Cole Bear (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

P.A. and District Chamber of Commerce hands out awards

The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce handed out some hardware Thursday night.The business organization hosted their annual Samuel McLeod Business Awards banquet at the Ches Leach Lounge ...

Apr 19, 2019 Ian Litzenberger speaks to those assembled before the awards are handed out (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Tick season starting but Lyme disease risk still low

While there is still a low risk of contracting Lyme disease in Saskatchewan, the federal government is reporting its surveillance mapping in recent years indicates populations of black-legged ticks wh...

Apr 18, 2019 While more ticks are showing up in the area now that spring is here, the province reports the black-legged tick or the deer tick (shown), which when infected can transmit Lyme disease, is still fairly uncommon in Saskatchewan. However, black-legged ticks are more present in a number of other provinces and growing, so Saskatchewan residents are advised to use precautions when travelling. (Facebook/Province of Saskatchewan)

Tick season starting but Lyme disease risk still low

While there is still a low risk of contracting Lyme disease in Saskatchewan, the federal government is reporting its surveillance mapping in recent years indicates populations of black-legged ticks wh...

Apr 18, 2019 While more ticks are showing up in the area now that spring is here, the province reports the black-legged tick or the deer tick (shown), which when infected can transmit Lyme disease, is still fairly uncommon in Saskatchewan. However, black-legged ticks are more present in a number of other provinces and growing, so Saskatchewan residents are advised to use precautions when travelling. (Facebook/Province of Saskatchewan)