Tag Archives: People

Last Friday of May to be designated Community Powwow Day in Prince Albert
Despite its cancellation last spring due to the pandemic, the popular Heart of the Youth Powwow-held for the first time in 2018-continues to build momentum. Powwow organizers presented plans for a vir...
Feb 23, 2021

Sweetgrass artist to host youth art classes at local gallery
Local area artist, Azby Whitecalf of Sweetgrass First Nation will be leading art classes at the Allen Sapp Gallery next month.Whitecalf, who recently graduated from a four-year Visual Communications p...
Feb 23, 2021

Prince Albert man down under, turns up safe after week long silence
Prince Albert's Layton Keddy is well known for his thrill seeking adventures but he'll be the first to admit he never anticipated the attention he would receive after being reported missing.Earlier th...
Feb 23, 2021

Wintertainment receives positive response in community
Wintertainment was held all last week with a number of community activities taking place from Monday to Saturday in the City of North Battleford. While the week started off very frigid, with temperatu...
Feb 22, 2021

Doyle receives sizable donation as music program expands into more LLRIB schools
With music programming expanding into four more Lac La Ronge Indian Band schools, a recent donation of more than one dozen guitars will assist Eliza Doyle's plan to serve remote, underserved communiti...
Feb 22, 2021

Gabruch, Allan reflect on time with North Stars, WHL season ahead
The 2020-21 hockey season is one forwards Connor Gabruch and Blake Allan will likely not soon forget. Teammates with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL), the pair began their season ...
Feb 20, 2021

Fire crews respond to house fire in Battleford
The Battleford Fire Department received a call Thursday afternoon, shortly after 1:30 p.m., of a house fire on 26th St. near First Ave. W. in the town.No one was injured, as all occupants had safely e...
Feb 19, 2021

'Java 4 Jett' raising money for four-year-old battling inoperable cancer
At the beginning of the month, four-year-old boy Jett Reis and his parents Larisa and Manny received some life-altering news.Jett was diagnosed with an aggressive and inoperable brain cancer, diffuse ...
Feb 19, 2021

Melfort Kin toilet drop fundraiser continues this weekend
In just one week, residents of Saskatchewan will be asked to 'ring those phones' for Telemiracle 45.The telethon will look different this year as will many community fundraisers. The Melfort Kinsmen a...
Feb 19, 2021

Community leaders react to extension of SHA guidelines
Following the announcement this week that current COVID-19 health and safety guidelines would remain in effect until March 19, battlefordsNOW reached out to some of the local community leaders for the...
Feb 19, 2021