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Battlefords producers impacted by B.C. floods

NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Battlefords area producers are feeling the impact from this week's floods and mudslides in British Columbia.Producer Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said he...

Nov 18, 2021

Battlefords producers impacted by B.C. floods

Battlefords area producers are feeling the impact from this week's floods and mudslides in British Columbia.Producer Charlie Smith, who farms in the Rabbit Lake area, said he needs to haul his canola ...

Nov 18, 2021

Village of Plunkett continuing fundraising efforts for water system upgrades

The Village of Plunkett is still hoping to install a community wide reverse osmosis system, but fundraising for the equipment hasn't been easy over the course of the pandemic.A boil water advisory has...

Nov 18, 2021

BUH Foundation's Festival of Trees to kick off holiday season

"It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas." That is the theme for this year's 2021 Festival of Trees; one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation,...

Nov 18, 2021

Aardvarks set to host 3A Provincials

Shellbrook's W.P. Sandin High School is hosting the 3A girls provincial volleyball championships this weekend.Natasha Kostyniuk is a teacher at the school and the team's head coach. She told paNOW the...

Nov 18, 2021

Watrous man opens his bowling alley for stranded travellers

There could be much worse places to be stranded than a bowling alley during a winter storm.Kelvin Fellner, who runs Jake's Place in Watrous, opened up his building to anyone who needed in out of the s...

Nov 18, 2021

Report says Health Canada poised to approve Pfizer vaccine for kids

According to the Toronto Star, Health Canada is expected to approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids aged five to 11 on Friday.On Oct. 18, the drug manufacturer asked Health Canada to approve its CO...

Nov 18, 2021

MADD, Youth Advisory Committee collaborating on impaired driving campaign

Local organizations are collaborating on a campaign designed to raise awareness to the prevalence of impaired driving in the community. The Meadow Lake Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) and Mothers Again...

Nov 18, 2021

New Horizon School Division project teaches Truth and Reconciliation

Students in the northeast are soon going to be learning with help from the Mkiwahp (Tipi) project.The Horizon School Division has received the 2021 Premier's Board of Education Award for Excellence in...

Nov 18, 2021

Financial Literacy Month – Credit Card Use

One of the most commonly used forms of credit is the credit card. Having a credit card can be very useful and is often a requirement when travelling, making reservations, renting a vehicle, or even ju...

Nov 18, 2021