Community

Repairs, upgrades coming from SaskPower

Looking out the window at work, people might see crews from SaskPower working throughout northwest Saskatchewan.Repairs and upgrades are being completed in multiple communities in and around the munic...

May 03, 2022

Shellbrook finalizes budget, residents face tax increase

The Town of Shellbrook's budget, which includes money for a new community safety officer as well as a paving project, was finalized during Monday's council meeting.The budget also includes a $50 incre...

May 03, 2022

City will consider a Wendell Whitter field

A request to have the space between John Diefenbaker School and Crescent Heights Arena named in honour of Wendell Whitter will see further discussion. Council voted unanimously to have the Community S...

May 03, 2022

Taxi drivers feeling the rise of gas prices

Paying at the pump is affecting all of Saskatchewan, but especially transportation based businesses.Deliveries are a primary service hit hardest by gas prices that reached record highs nationally back...

May 02, 2022

Book focuses on impact on families of MMIW

A Battlefords area woman put her grief into words for a new book expressing her sorrow for families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) left behind.Stephanie Tootoosis's book, called Namoy...

May 02, 2022

18U Beavers see opening weekend success

With the crack of the bat, the Battlefords 18U Beavers hit the road over the weekend to open their AA baseball season with back to backs Saturday in Moose Jaw and Sunday in Regina. Winning two of thei...

May 02, 2022

'He was a lion': boxing event honours passionate young fighter

Near four years after a car accident claimed the life of a 17-year-old Prince Albert boy, plans have been finalized for a special tournament to honour the skilled boxer's memory.The first annual Will ...

May 02, 2022

P.A. Sports Hall of Fame induct the class of 2020 after two year delay

The Prince Albert Sports Hall of Fame inducted several athletes, builders and teams on Saturday after a two-year delay by the COVID-19 pandemic.The group of people inducted were immortalized as the cl...

May 02, 2022

Circles

Circles. Why would I write about circles? What is there to say about them that would be interesting? Well, there are a few things that I think you will find interesting. Once I started looking there a...

May 02, 2022

Saturday night sellout headlines memorable 50th year for North Battleford Rodeo

The stands were packed and the cheering loud at the Access Communications Centre over the weekend for the 50th North Battleford Kinsmen Indoor Rodeo. Close to 6,000 people attended the event over the ...

May 02, 2022