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CJNB to broadcast Easter service Sunday morning
Members of religious communities will have some options to participate in Easter celebrations despite COVID-19.The Battlefords Ministerial Association is providing CJNB with content to broadcast a Sun...
Apr 09, 2020 CJNB will air an Easter service this Sunday, starting at 11 AM. (Josh Ryan/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Kirk Muyres announces move to play second for Team Dunstone
There's been a big shakeup in the Saskatchewan curling landscape as teams prepare for the 2020-2021 season, and the 2022 Olympic games.St. Gregor, Sask. native Kirk Muyres announced on Thursday, April...
Apr 09, 2020 Kirk Muyres (Left), and Matt Dunstone (Right) track a rock down the ice at the 2018 SaskTel Men's Tankard. (Submitted Photo/CurlSask)
Fire & rescue lighting up for kids birthdays
Families looking to brighten their young children's day during this period of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have a loud and colourful assist from their municipalities.The Fire and ...
Apr 09, 2020 Fire and rescue services in communities like Unity are firing up the engines to make some noise for kids eight and under that have an April birthday. (Submitted Photo/Unity Fire & Rescue)
La Ronge resident donates Easter baskets to families at Piwapan
The Easter Bunny had a little help this year from La Ronge resident Melanie Potts, who collected donations to benefit families at Piwapan Women's Centre. "I guess they have a little place in my heart,...
Apr 09, 2020 ID 145636860 © Chernetskaya | Dreamstime.com
'It may look safe to walk on, but it absolutely isn't:' PAFD encourages ice caution
What may appear to be a solid sheet of ice underneath a blanket of snow, could be a perilously thin sheet of ice.The Prince Albert Fire Department (PAFD) is encouraging the public to stay off the Nort...
Apr 09, 2020 (paNOW Staff/ Ronald Quaroni)
Local baseball league still hopeful to host season
As the springtime sun creeps ever closer, and the winter wind blisters back into hibernation, the fate of the baseball season hangs in limbo. A warm-weather pastime of many in the community - adjacent...
Apr 09, 2020 The North Saskatchewan River Baseball League plays a key piece of the spring season in the Battlefords and other surrounding communities. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Eleanor, the golden bread winner
A local 79-year-old woman is doing her part in preventing anyone from going hungry in Prince Albert.Eleanor Land is baking bread for a non-profit organization in Prince Albert called Community Cares K...
Apr 08, 2020 Eleanor Land stands by her bread makers. (submitted photo/Eleanor Land)
Mother-daughter duo in La Ronge sewing masks to prevent virus transmission
A mother-daughter duo from La Ronge have put their sewing skills to work making face masks for essential workers and the general public. Anne-Marie Jakeway and her mother Joan Kidd began making the ma...
Apr 08, 2020 Anne-Marie Jakeway, seen here, has made about 100 masks so far with assistance from Joan Kidd. (submitted photo/Anne-Marie Jakeway)
Local business offering free oil changes to frontline healthcare workers and first responders
A local business is doing what they can to help out frontline healthcare workers and first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.Bridges Chevrolet Buick GMC in North Battleford is offering free full...
Apr 08, 2020 Spencer Wasmuth working on a healthcare worker's vehicle. (Supplied photo/Duane LaFreniere)
Helping kids stay active at home
With mandatory self-isolation still in effect for households throughout the nation and a recent snowfall over the Battlefords, it can be easy to stay stagnant while cooped up at home. Superintendent o...
Apr 07, 2020 The best way to encourage children and youth to stay active at home is by getting involved in physical activity alongside them. (ID 177825575 © Sam Wordley | Dreamstime.com)