Tag Archives: Events
Mental Health Gala wraps up after 10-year milestone
It was a bittersweet evening when the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan's North Battleford branch held its final annual Champions of Mental Health Gala Saturday, marking a 10-y...
May 12, 2019 Comic and mental health advocate Big Daddy Tazz, left, and RPN Cathy Watson, an event organizing committee member, shown at the Champions of Mental Health Gala Saturday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
P.A. library offers Mother's Day crafts
Prince Albert youths gathered to make their moms special gifts Saturday at the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library ahead of Mother's Day.The drop-in craft session saw more than a dozen youngsters fashio...
May 12, 2019 Prince Albert youths attended a drop-in Mother's Day crafts event held at the John M. Cuelenaere Public Library on Saturday. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Pitch in Week nears an end
Prince Albert's Pitch-In Week is coming to a close, following what Ward 3 City Councillor Evert Botha called a total success.Pitch-In Week is a national campaign designed to help communities engage in...
May 12, 2019 More than 15 garbage bins were filled, with dozens of large appliances being dropped off as part of Prince Albert's Pitch in Week. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
Kids get first-hand learning session in farm safety at ag society event
A tractor, a backhoe, an ATV, railroad signs, a grain display and more than 400 kids filled the Agriplex Friday for the annual farm safety day education event hosted by the Battlefords Agricultural So...
May 12, 2019 Students learn about staying safe on the farm at a special event hosted
by the Battlefords Agricultural Society Friday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW
Staff)
Emergency Preparedness Event reminds residents to plan ahead of disaster
The city and fire department held their first Emergency Preparedness Event at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre on the final day of the national Emergency Preparedness Week Saturday. Representatives from t...
May 12, 2019 Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner Duane McKay talks about the need to have an emergency kit at the Emergency Preparedness Event. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Fiddling and food: table set for Métis Kitchen Party
Fiddle music, dance, good food, and fun is how organizers describe the Mtis Kitchen Party, a community gathering set to start at 7 p.m. Saturday. Hosted by the Mtis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan ...
May 11, 2019 Prince Albert Exhibition Centre. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
National Police Week gives Battlefords RCMP a chance to get in community
In celebration of National Police Week, the Battlefords RCMP will be holding a detachment BBQ on Wednesday.National Police Week has been running for the past 49 years, and it gives the department a ch...
May 10, 2019 National Police Week runs from May 12 to 18 (file photo/battlefordsNOW staff)
Online fundraiser started to increase reward for info on Ashley Morin's disappearance
An online auction fundraiser began Friday to raise funds to increase the reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Ashley Morin.Morin, who would now be 32, has been missing for almost a yea...
May 10, 2019 An online auction began Friday to raise funds to increase the reward for information on a missing person's case. Ashley Morin was reported missing July, 2018. The RCMP continue to investigate Morin's disappearance. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Sponsors show support at BUH Foundation kick off celebration
There was a good start to the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation kick off event Wednesday, as a lead up to the 23rd Annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament next month.Some of the sponsor...
May 10, 2019 Left to right, Tracy Voigt (BUH Foundation board of directors secretary); Donnica Bernier (BUH Foundation board of directors); Dana Johnson (North Battleford Golf & Country Club director of golf), Green Fee Sponsor; and Chad Gartner (Innovation Credit Union Vice President, Financial Advisors), Master Sponsor. (Unable to attend was M&M Food Market North Battleford owner and franchisee Ed Lee, Banquet Sponsor.) (BUH Foundation/Submitted)
North Stars’ barbecue offers final celebration of season
The Battlefords North Stars capped off their 2018-19 championship season Wednesday evening with one final barbecue celebration, offering fans and community members a meet-and-greet with the players be...
May 09, 2019 North Battleford product, Owen Lamb was able to live his childhood dream playing for the North Stars, winning two championships in three years with the club, while sharing the experience with his family by his side. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)