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Unifor members hit picket line as contract talks breakdown

Unifor members working for several Crown corporations hit the picket lines Friday following a breakdown in contract negotiations between the union and province. Workers at six Crown corporations and o...

Oct 04, 2019 Several Unifor workers from various Crown corporations participated in a picket in North Battleford Friday afternoon. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

TJ's Pizza in Melfort celebrates 10 years

It all began by accident.TJ's Pizza in Melfort is celebrating their 10th anniversary this month, but owners Lloyd and Tara Muntain hadn't planned on getting into the pizza game originally.The store lo...

Oct 04, 2019 (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)

Unique community space eyes upgrades

If you don't know what you're looking for, you could drive by the St. Brieux Midway Theatre thinking it's just another one of the many metal Quonset huts that dot rural Saskatchewan, perhaps full of f...

Oct 04, 2019 Inside the Quonset hut that houses the St. Brieux Midway Theatre. (Facebook/St. Brieux Midway Theatre)

Indie pot shops seek cooperative wholesale, distribution

Some of Saskatchewan's private independent cannabis shops are forming a co-operative to thwart what they see as the challenges from the already dominant corporate sector in the new legal cannabis mark...

Oct 04, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Engineering firm opens wallet to support cause

A local business has made a contribution to support the Rose Garden Hospice.Friday morning at their offices, Prakash Consulting announced they were making a $10,000 donation. The company's president, ...

Oct 04, 2019 Ravi Prakash, left and his business partner Jim Brown, right, hand a check for $10,000 to Marina Mitchell, center, Friday morning at their offices (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Supported Employment Program expands in Porcupine Plain with new gift store

The Porcupine Opportunities Program (POP) is expanding its supported employment program.The POP has been in operation for about 45 years in Porcupine Plain to improve the quality of life for people wi...

Oct 04, 2019 (submitted photo/Marilyn Jonas)

United Way launches 2019 campaign with kickoff breakfast

The Battlefords United Way had a successful breakfast launch Thursday to kick off this year's fundraising campaign.Event Campaign Coordinator Sharon Mohagen said the non profit's blitz attracted suppo...

Oct 04, 2019 A flag raising in 2018 kicked off United Way Month in the Battlefords. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

North Stars head to Estevan to battle Bruins

After a brief off day Thursday, the Battlefords North Stars will return to the ice Friday night to take on the Estevan Bruins at Affinity Place in Estevan. The Stars enter action Friday not only leadi...

Oct 04, 2019 Stars’ forward Quintin Loon-Stewardson and Griffin Asham-Moroz of the Bruins, lead their respective teams in scoring heading into Friday’s matchup in Estevan. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Harry & Eve Vickar Shelter open house on Saturday

The busy fall continues for the North East SPCA.One week after celebrating the grand opening of the long-awaited Harry & Eve Vickar Shelter in Melfort, the organization is hosting an open house on...

Oct 04, 2019 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

"I didn't see any pictures of him without him smiling," says friend planning special tribute

Friends and family of the late "Buck" Borson will gather Friday night at the Candle Lake Curling Club to share their favourite memories of the man who was small in stature, but big in heart.The "celeb...

Oct 04, 2019 (Rick Valcourt/Facebook)