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Birch Hills man offering 'isolated' family time on pond

At a time when many families may be struggling with boredom, a Birch Hills man is offering an isolated place to unwind.Andy Winder has offered the use of his family's pond to families in the Birch Hil...

Mar 26, 2020 (submitted photo/Andy Winder)

Local mayor creates youth competition to help pass time during school closures

A local mayor is trying to spark the creative juices and help pass the time during the COVID-19 pandemic by organizing a youth competition on his Facebook page.Battlefords Mayor Ames Leslie is challen...

Mar 25, 2020 Town of Battleford Mayor Ames Leslie creates youth contest. (File photo/battlefordsNOW staff)

Sask. woman living down under during COVID-19 crisis

A retired teacher from the Prince Albert area is hundreds of miles from home and her children during the COVID-19 crisis.Kathryn Hughes has dual Canadian - Australian citizenship, and after spending f...

Mar 25, 2020 A photo taken of Kathryn Hughes (middle) with her two oldest children before she left Canada last October. (Submitted photo/ Kathryn Hughes)

What'sHappeningNOW March 25, 2020

News Director Glenn Hicks speaks about how Prince Albert city council needs to work together during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mar 25, 2020

Liliidae Home and Design running back wall design contest

The public is being invited to get creative and help with designing the back wall of the Liliidae Home and Design building in Melfort.Owner Julie Schmale said the unsightly wall is next on their renov...

Mar 25, 2020 Liliidae Home and Design in Melfort is looking for design ideas for their back wall. (Facebook/Liliidae Home and Design)

‘Fuel station first project to pursue’ for Chief Wuttunee, re-elected as Red Pheasant Chief

Clint Wuttunee has been re-elected as Chief of Red Pheasant, following the First Nation's recent election.Wuttunee topped two challengers; Todd Baptiste and Lester Nicotine, taking 648 of the 1,078 to...

Mar 24, 2020 Chief Clint Wuttunee, who was recently re-elected for a second term, is pictured here holding former Chief Red Pheasant’s Treaty Medal that was returned to the First Nation last summer. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Mayor Ryan Bater preaches importance of social distancing

As the COVID-19 situation continues to grow across the country, the issue of social distancing becomes more and more important. In their daily press briefings, the Government of Canada continues to re...

Mar 24, 2020 Mayor Ryan Bater is practicing social distancing. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

No extension for ice fishers to remove shacks

As the weather warms and the ice thins, the COVID-19 outbreak is not going to be an excuse to leave your ice-fishing shack on the ice. A Prince Albert Conservation Officer is reminding everyone all fi...

Mar 24, 2020 Ice-fishing shacks north of Highway 16 must be removed from lakes by March 31. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)

Humboldt family inviting public to hang Easter eggs on their fence

A family in Humboldt is putting their efforts into brightening up the community amidst the gloom the COVID-19 pandemic has presented.After just one day of inviting the public to post handmade Easter e...

Mar 24, 2020 Zoey Compagna poses with Easter egg fence. (submitted photo/Amanda Compagna)

SIGA donates over a thousand pounds of food to North Battleford Food Bank

The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority shuttered its properties last week in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. North Battleford's Gold Eagle Casino, along with Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albe...

Mar 23, 2020 Gold Eagle Casino donated over 1,000 pounds of food to the local food bank. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)