Community

Volunteers Needed in the PA Region of Sask Health Authority

The following are Volunteer Service Opportunities in Prince Albert and area for the week of May 13, 2019The Volunteer Services Department is in need of caring, compassionate and committed volunteers t...

May 17, 2019

Saskatchewan's New Beach Radio gives you summer all year long

A new and fun listening experience as we head into the warm summer months in Saskatchewan. Beach Radio launched Friday morning from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) studio in Melfort.Known as C...

May 17, 2019 Saskatchewan's New Beach Radio launches ahead of May long weekend. (File photo/northeastNOW staff)

Digging through the past

If you can believe the stories, somewhere beneath the surface of downtown Prince Albert lies a small network of tunnels that long ago, was used by gamblers, drinkers, amorous husbands and ladies of th...

May 16, 2019 The old library on 12th Street West. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)

City looking to make a better impression

The City of Prince Albert wants to put its best foot forward, and is looking at ways to beautify entrance ways and corridors to make them more aesthetically pleasing for tourists and residents.City Pa...

May 16, 2019 The city is looking at ways to beautify city entrance ways, including doing some cleanup along the Second Avenue meridian. (Charlene Tebbutt/paNOW Staff)

Battlefords’ MS Walk just around the corner

The Saskatchewan Blue Cross is hosting its annual MS walk May 26. Meeting at Lawrence Elementary School in North Battleford, check-in time for the walk will open at 12 p.m. with the walk itself beginn...

May 16, 2019 Last year the Battlefords’ MS Walk raised about $13,000, or about $2,000 more than their goal heading in. (submitted photo/Kat Matlock)

Beds donated to P.A. shelter

The Prince Albert Safe Shelter for Women now has 22 new beds thanks to a donation from a local company.Thursday afternoon Sleep Country Canada announced they would be donating the new beds along with ...

May 16, 2019 Don Cody, left, Heather Sherdahl and Nicole Rancourt look at one of the mattresses being donated (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Battleford welcomes Discovery Co-op grocery store

There's a new place for Battleford residents to do their grocery shopping.Discovery Co-op Battleford Food Store opened its doors for the first time to customers at 9 a.m., Thursday.Delores Porter was ...

May 16, 2019 Store manager James Waggoner is at the helm to welcome the first customers. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Cannabis added to banned substances in provincial parks during May long weekend

Gates will be open soon for campers to enjoy another season at provincial campgrounds."This is our opening weekend for our provincial park campgrounds, so it's a pretty exciting time for us," Larry Sc...

May 16, 2019 (The Canadian Press/ Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Final preparations begin for community powwow

Over 3,000 people are expected to fill Kinsmen Park later this month for the second annual "Heart of the Youth" community powwow, according to the event's coordinator.Liz Settee, who is also Elder for...

May 16, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Youth asking for ban on single-use plastic bags

Two Grade 6 students from cole Monseigneur Blaise Morand school (EMBM) are asking the city to eliminate single-use plastic bags in North Battleford. Leah Beausoleil and Addyson Nyholt presented at Nor...

May 16, 2019 École Monseigneur Blaise Morand school (EMBM) students Leah Beausoleil, left, and Addyson Nyholt speak at North Battleford City Hall Monday asking to have single-use plastic bags banned. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)