Tag Archives: Community
Sharps tally higher than last year: fire chief
The North Battleford Fire Department continues to face challenges with numerous discarded needles strewn about the city, raising public safety concerns.Fire Chief Trevor Brice discussed the issue at c...
May 28, 2019 North Battleford Fire Chief Trevor Brice shown at council Monday. He said sharp pickups continue to be a significant concern. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW staff)
Weighing the cost of waste: P.A.'s rapidly bloating landfill
Prince Albert city council is interested in an organic composting program but is lukewarm about the hefty price tag.A report from city staff shows it would cost around $1.6 million to set up by 2020. ...
May 28, 2019 P.A.'s landfill is near capacity and a new cell will cost $3.5 million. An organic composting program would cost $1.6 million to set up.(File photo/paNOW Staff)
Boy collects funds and other donations for Lac La Ronge Food Bank
In honour of Pediatric Stroke Month, 10-year-old Kristo McCallum raised and donated $245, as well as two shopping carts full of groceries to the Lac La Ronge Food Bank."He has such a big heart and he'...
May 27, 2019 Kristo McCallum and his sister received donations at the Lake Country Coop. (submitted photo/Michelle McCallum)
Tisdale Kin make their AGM a party for the province
Annual general meetings (AGM) are necessary for an organization to hold, and they can either be short and sweet, or long and drawn out.For the Tisdale Kin, their AGM will be long, but not necessarily ...
May 27, 2019 The Tisdale Kin will use their AGM as an occasion to catch up with old friends, meet new people, and bring business to the Town of Tisdale. (Facebook/Tisdale Kinettes)
Battleford street celebration looking for more vendors
Organizers of the upcoming community street celebration planned for downtown Battleford on July 18 are inviting vendors to register if they wish to participate in the event."Anyone who is interested i...
May 27, 2019 Battleford will be having
its first community street fair July 18, similar to Prince Albert's event shown. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Alzheimer’s Walk a great cause for community
The IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer's is taking place Sunday, June 2, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Beginning with registration at Lawrence Elementary School at 1 p.m., the walk will begin at 1:30 ...
May 27, 2019 With over 19,000 people across the province suffering with Alzheimer’s, or related dementia, it is a disease that affects countless more as well. (submitted photo/Angela Hodel)
Remembering school division chair and former ambulance deputy chief
The Prince Albert Roman Catholic School Division, former ambulance colleagues, and the wider community is mourning the loss of George Bolduc who passed away Friday.He had been serving his 13th year as...
May 27, 2019 P.A. Roman Catholic School Board Chair George Bolduc served over 22 years as a trustee. He was also the former deputy chief of Parkland Ambulance. (submitted photo/P.A. Roman Catholic School Division)
Play structure goes up at Kin North Playground
A cold, rainy start to Saturday didn't put a damper on the installation of the play structure at the Kinsmen and Kinette North Playground in Melfort.Members of the two groups along with 1 Stop Playgro...
May 27, 2019 Kin north playground structure installed over the weekend. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
Large medal haul for P.A.Celtic
Prince Albert Celtic teams took home an impressive haul of medals from the Hollandia Cup soccer tournament in Saskatoon this weekend. The event featured clubs from all over the Province.Prince Albert ...
May 27, 2019 P.A. Celtic U19 boys (Div.2) were among the medalists at the Hollandia Cup tournament. (Submitted/PAYSA)
From Forest Fire to Caribou
The Tri-Community Talks local speaker series will start on Tuesday, May 28 at 7:00 p.m. Heidi Walker and H. Max Pospil will present a talk titled: From Forest Fire to Caribou: Using art in research. E...
May 27, 2019