Tag Archives: Events
P.A. athletes medal at National Track and Field Championships
Two members of the Prince Albert Athletics Club medalled at the 2019 Legion National Track and Field Championships in Sydney, Nova Scotia over the weekend. The two girls were part of Team Saskatchewan...
Aug 12, 2019 Shelaine Pritchard claimed gold in the U16 pentathlon as well as silver in the sprint relay at the Track & Field nationals. (submitted photo)
Softball Championships wrap up in P.A.
It was a weekend of fierce competition as roughly 800 players, belonging to dozens of teams came to Prince Albert for the 2019 FSIN Youth Softball Championships.Held by the Federation of Sovereign Ind...
Aug 11, 2019 Dozens of teams, and hundreds of fans, took part in the 2019 FSIN Youth Softball Championships in Prince Albert. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Pride Week to include rainbow crosswalk, 'family-friendly' drag show
Pride Week plans are coming together as the date for the event nears.The festivities will run Monday, Aug. 19 to Sunday, Aug. 25.The LGBTQ Battlefords and Area Pride organizers expect a fun and inform...
Aug 11, 2019 The upcoming Battlefords Pride Week event will take place Aug. 19 to 25. The Pride parade is set for Aug. 24. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Battleford Annual Parade offers family outing in town
Hundreds of people lined the streets Friday night, as the town of Battleford hosted their annual parade to bring in the weekend. From the trot of horses' hooves, to the sound of children's laughter as...
Aug 10, 2019 The Thunderchild family, pictured here enjoying the sights and sounds of the town parade Friday night in Battleford. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Superstar Garth Brooks wows Regina after lengthy weather delay
Regina's Mosaic Stadium burst into life after over a two hour weather delay to welcome Garth Brooks back onto the Saskatchewan stage. The superstar was performing the first of two gigs in the capital ...
Aug 09, 2019 Garth Brooks was beaming ahead of his opening concert in Regina Friday night.(Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)
Dinner-concert fundraiser planned for September to benefit hospital, humanitarian effort
Those who love the golden oldies tunes will be in for a treat with an upcoming dinner-concert fundraiser.Organizers are planning an event called Rock And Rattle at the Alex Dillabough Centre in Battle...
Aug 09, 2019 Colin Baillargeon shown holding his son Jackson, right, as grandad Charles Baillargeon, left, looks on during their performance of Cat's in the Cradle the Aug. 4 show. A concert-dinner fundraiser is planned for Sept. 28. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Fred Light Museum offers family fun for all
There may have been a little bit of rain sprinkling through the morning Friday, but that didn't put a damper on some old-fashioned family fun in the community. The Fred Light Museum hosted its first-e...
Aug 09, 2019 A young boy hammers in a nail at the Fred Light Museum’s inaugural Family Fun Day (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Big turnout expected for annual car show
The parking lot at the Northern Lights Casino will play host to hundreds of cars Saturday.The 21st Annual Northern Lights Casino Car Show will be going from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sheldon Novak, who is orga...
Aug 09, 2019 Organizers are gearing up for a big turnout this weekend (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
LLRIB hosting Youth Softball Championships in Prince Albert
First Nations from across the province are gathering in Prince Albert this weekend as the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) hosts the 2019 Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations Youth Softball Cham...
Aug 09, 2019 There are four teams consisting of LLRIB members at the championships. (submitted photo/City of Prince Albert)
Unity Golfer represents Saskatchewan at Canadian Amateur Championship
Over 260 of the top amateur golfers from across the country converged in Nova Scotia this week for the 115th Canadian Men's Amateur Championship from Aug. 5 to 8. Among them was Unity's Justin Wood, w...
Aug 09, 2019 Unity’s Justin Wood (left), pictured here alongside Prince Albert’s Danny Klughart (middle), and Eston’s Jehremy Ryde (right), as the three represented Team Saskatchewan at the event. (submitted photo/Justin Wood)