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Lakeside Music Festival

The 5th annual Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival (August 23-25) is just over a week away.We have a fantastic line-up of bands on Saturday, including our headliners (Bombargo), along with The Steadies, ...

Aug 20, 2019

Children's Business Fair

Come on out to the Children's Business Fair August 24 at the La Ronge Lutheran Fellowship Church.See the posters for details.

Aug 20, 2019

Diabetes Public Information Event

You are invited to a Free Diabetes Public Information Event - Prince Albert, September 30th at the John M. Cuelenare Library.See the poster for details.

Aug 20, 2019

City to review funding strategy to cover its share of new handi-bus cost

The City of North Battleford will need to change lanes a little to look for another internal source to cover its share of the cost of the new handi-bus.It had hoped to use additional gas tax funds for...

Aug 20, 2019 The City of North Battleford is looking at its plans to fund its share of the new handi-bus cost. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Hug a Tree and Survive

Hug a Tree and Survive is presented by PA North Search and Rescue Volunteers at the JMC August 22nd.See the poster for details.

Aug 20, 2019

PA Sharks Need Coaches

Prince Albert Sharks Swim Club is a competitive swim club. PA Sharks swimmers currently range inabilities from learn to swim programs to competing at provincial level and Western Canadian level compet...

Aug 20, 2019

SPCA adopt-a-thon helps over capacity

Over half of the cats initially housed at the Prince Albert SPCA last week have found new digs following the three-day adopt-a-thon that ran Thursday through Saturday. But even while celebrating that ...

Aug 19, 2019 (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)

Amber L’Heureux reflects on first CPCA season

The sun has set on another year of professional chuckwagon racing in Western Canada. But for Amber L'Heureux, the dust never settles and the first day of the offseason means it is time to start buildi...

Aug 19, 2019 Amber L’Heureux waves to a crowd that was eager to watch her make history in North Battleford. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Class is in session at North Stars Hockey School

Power skating, puck skills, dryland training, and even road hockey are just a few items on the agenda at the Battlefords North Stars Annual Hockey School.The Hockey School began Monday at the Civic Ce...

Aug 19, 2019 Stars’ defenceman, Ryan Granville helping out at the North Stars’ Hockey School Monday. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Pride Week launched in North Battleford

The weather may be overcast and chilly in North Battleford, but the colours of the rainbow now fill the sky.Pride Week officially kicked off with a flag-raising ceremony outside city hall on Monday. T...

Aug 19, 2019 Mayor Ryan Bater, centre, with Bobbisue Thompson (Battlefords Pride committee president), left, and Donald Meriam (2019 Royal Patron of Battlefords Pride Week), right, gather at the flag-raising ceremony, Monday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)