Community

City of Meadow Lake to develop new community plan

The City of Meadow Lake is working on updating its Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Bylaw. The city related its existing documents are out of date and no longer work well for the community, so...

May 21, 2023

North Stars face Brooks for Centennial Cup National Championship

The chips are on the table and the count is all in Sunday afternoon, when the Battlefords North Stars face off against the Alberta Junior Hockey League champion and perennial CJHL powerhouse Brooks Ba...

May 21, 2023

North Stars advance to Centennial Cup Final with 7-1 win over Terriers

The Battlefords North Stars topped the host, Portage Terriers 7-1 Saturday night in the semi-finals of the Centennial Cup, to punch their ticket to the National Championship Game Sunday. Holden Doell ...

May 20, 2023

Deschambault Lake orders evacuation as wildfire nears community

Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation has issued a community public notice for Deschambault Lake, ordering an evacuation as an out-of-control wildfire is threatening to engulf the community.The evacuation noti...

May 20, 2023

North Stars face host, Terriers in Centennial Cup semi-finals

The Battlefords North Stars return to action at the Centennial Cup Saturday night in Portage, MB., for their semi-finals game against the host, Portage Terriers. The North Stars are coming off a bye i...

May 20, 2023

First Nation Chief grateful for outpouring of supporting for evacuees

The Chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation is extremely grateful to the City of Lloydminster for supporting hundreds of community members who fled their homes.Buffalo River Dene Nation and the ...

May 19, 2023

Ground-penetrating radar search underway near former site of Battleford Industrial School

Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man First Nation (MGBHLM) is having ground- penetrating radar (GPR) search work completed on its property to look for potential unmarked children's graves.The searc...

May 19, 2023

Red Wing students give back with big donation to SPCA after wildfires displace animals

Students at Red Wing Public School just north of Prince Albert are set to make a big donation to the SPCA and the timing couldn't be better. The school's Student Leadership Council (SLC) organized var...

May 19, 2023

'The process bore the facts out': Government and opposition respond to PCC report

The circumstances surrounding the death of a young child in Prince Albert were extremely unfortunate and somewhat avoidable. Those remarks from Corrections and Policing Minister Christine Tell, in res...

May 19, 2023

Celebrating Ukrainian cultural day in Prince Albert

Ukrainian newcomers in Prince Albert recently showed off their culture through unique clothing.Known as Vyshyvankas, these embroidered shirts are specifically worn on the third Thursday of May to cele...

May 19, 2023