Tag Archives: Community
Prince Albert Christmas Market
The 4th Annual Prince Albert Christmas Market will be held on November 9th & 10th at Plaza 88. Are you looking for a one-stop, Christmas shop?? Plaza 88 has you covered! With over 50 tables, you a...
Oct 09, 2019
Candidates field questions at P.A.election forum
Prince Albert voters heard from the full slate of locally-based contenders seeking to represent them at the federal level Tuesday evening.Carlton Comprehensive High School played host to a moderated f...
Oct 09, 2019 From left, Randy Hoback, Estelle Hjertaas, Harmony Johnson-Harder, Kelly Day and Brian Littlepine took questions from the public Tuesday night.(Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Busy summer at Kinsmen Water Park
Despite an unseasonably cold and rainy summer, Kinsmen Water Park's latest season was the busiest it's seen in six years, with 30,098 visits registered from June to August. The high attendance is bein...
Oct 08, 2019 A child using one of the slides at Kinsmen Water Park. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Little Shop of Horrors ‘a perfect addition’ to Halloween weekend in the Battlefords
A musical about a seemingly innocent flower that quickly shows how not every blossom that blooms is sweet will take the stage in North Battleford this month.Little Shop of Horrors will show at the Dek...
Oct 08, 2019 The Little House of Horrors. (Instagram/pplrppl/timkip.com)
Food bank drive shifts into Saskatchewan
A unique program that helps fill up the country's food banks will be rolling through Saskatchewan this week.Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) Drive Away Hunger program has been scheduled to make stops in Moo...
Oct 08, 2019 Photo taken during a "Drive Away Hunger" Stop in Hague in 2018. (Facebook)
Stars’ defenceman Fletcher, goalie Dmyterko honoured with league-wide recognition
The Battlefords North Stars have come storming out of the gate this season to a 10-1 record through their opening 11 games. One of the key ingredients to the team's success is strong individual perfor...
Oct 08, 2019 Captain Matthew Fletcher and goaltender Adam Dmyterko led the way for the Stars last week, as the team won three of their four games played in five nights. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Power back on in P.A. and area
A brief outage which knocked out power in Prince Albert and surrounding area was caused by issues with a transmission line according to a SaskPower spokesperson. 1:27 PM: We are aware of a power outag...
Oct 08, 2019 Crews were able to restore power after around 20 minutes (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
A walk against gang violence in Big Island Lake Cree Territory later this month
A walk against gang violence to promote a unified community will happen in Big Island Lake Cree Territory later this month.Similar to an event that happened in Loon Lake last week, Big Island Lake Cre...
Oct 08, 2019 An anti-gang walk in Loon Lake is the inspiration behind the event in Big Island Lake Cree Territory. (supplied/Ryan How)
Local takeaways from the election TV test
The Liberals and Conservatives don't agree on much, but our local election candidates are in tandem regarding some of their thoughts on last night's televised leader's debate: The format was not good....
Oct 08, 2019 Local federal election candidates were not impressed with the format for Monday night's televised debate that often saw participants talking over each other. (The Canadian Press)
Granite benches installed to accompany 'Weeping Willow' sculpture at Mount Pleasant Cemetery
The Meditation Garden at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Melfort has some new additions.The Communities in Bloom (CIB) project that features the 'Weeping Willow' sculpture made by local welder, Rob Jun...
Oct 08, 2019 Two granite benches have been installed at the Meditation Garden at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Melfort, alongside the Weeping Willow sculpture. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)