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Curbside giveaway weekend returning to North Battleford

As the old adage goes, one person's trash is another's treasure. In June 2018, the city of North Battleford hosted their inaugural curbside giveaway. With positive feedback from several residents, the...

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Premier Moe and Saskatchewan cabinet talk with Melfort businesses and voters

Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan Cabinet Ministers held a cabinet meeting at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort.The meeting on July 17 is one of multiple cabinet and caucus meetings being held acros...

Jul 17, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (left) and Melfort MLA Todd Goudy (right) took part in a provincial cabinet meeting at the Kerry Vickar Centre. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

‘Listen ladies’ lend an ear to strangers

Armed with affirmation cards and open ears, two women in Prince Albert are joining a movement to recover the lost art of listening.Cheryl Ring got the idea from a social media post that showed a group...

Jul 17, 2019 Tammie Leonard offers affirmation cards and a lending ear through a 'Free Listening' initiative. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)

Waskesiu unveils fire smart area

The federal and provincial governments have unveiled a project they hope will get people thinking about wildfire mitigation.Wednesday morning, media were invited to the Waskesiu town site to take a to...

Jul 17, 2019 Dustin Guedo, with Parks Canada gave the tour of the Fire Smart Area in Waskesiu (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

North Battleford investing funds for new roof at water treatment plant

The city's water treatment facility will be getting a new leak-free topper.North Battleford lawmakers agreed to go full steam ahead and replace the roof for the F.E. Holliday Water Treatment Plant tha...

Jul 17, 2019 The City of North Battleford lawmakers have approved close to $200,000 for a new replacement roof for one of its water treatment plants. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Area power outage for Thursday morning

Power will be shut off for Nipawin area customers for two hours during the early morning hours of Thursday.From 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., SaskPower will have a planned power outage and will be conducting syst...

Jul 17, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

North Stars Hockey School offers skills training for youth

It might be summer, but school is in session for the North Stars Hockey School.The team's coach, Brayden Klimosko will be offering tips and skills development for local hockey players from Aug. 19 to ...

Jul 17, 2019 The North Stars’ Hockey School is offered to youth of the Novice, Atom, Peewee, Bantam and Midget age groups. (Facebook/North Stars)

Ducks Unlimited hosting event to recruit volunteers

A day of information and presentations is being hosted by Porcupine Plain Ducks Unlimited as the organization looks to recruit volunteers.This Friday at the Greenwater Lake Hall, three different semin...

Jul 17, 2019 Ducks Unlimited in Porcupine Plain is hosting an event to recruit volunteers. (Facebook/DUC Sask fundraising events)

Kinistino Communities in Bloom prepared for Class of Champions competition

As president of Kinistino Communities in Bloom (CiB), Angie Bragg took her final drive through town and made sure everything is tidy.Lawns need to be trimmed and weeds need to be picked before judges ...

Jul 17, 2019 Flowers are planted, lawns are cut, and projects are complete in the Town of Kinistino ahead of the Class of Champions Communities in Bloom judges' arrival. (Facebook/Kinistino Communities in Bloom)

Learn the Warning Signs of Dementia

The Melfort Library is hosting the ABCs of Dementia July 18 at the library.See the poster for details.

Jul 17, 2019