Tag Archives: People

Edam voted Saskatchewan's coldest rink
The people have spoken and Edam has been crowned the Coldest Barn in Saskatchewan. For twenty days, people were tweeting, voting and sharing their stories of cold rinks around the province.A Twitter p...
Mar 01, 2019 Edam was voted the #SKColdestBarn in February poll conducted on Twitter and battlefordsNOW (Brady Lang/battlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang

Feds green-light formal extradition process for Meng Wanzhou
OTTAWA - The federal Justice Department is giving the go-ahead for an extradition case to proceed against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is wanted in the United States on fraud allegations.The dec...
Mar 01, 2019 (Submitted photo/Canadian Press)

Spagrud named SJHL Top Defenseman
North Stars' captain, Cody Spagrud has been named SJHL Top Defenseman for the 2018-19 season.Now in his fourth and final year of Junior hockey, Spagrud, reflecting on the honour, seemed almost at a lo...
Feb 28, 2019 Captain clutch: Stars' captain Cody Spagrud has scored 10 goals this season, of which three have been game winners, just one off of the team lead. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Martin Martinson

Beating bullying, teaching conflict resolution
Prince Albert's Red Wing School saw more than 50 students, from various schools throughout the city, attend a Healthy Youth Relationship and Beyond the Hurt Symposium on Thursday.The event, which was ...
Feb 28, 2019 Kelsi Prince, program associate for violence and abuse prevention with the Canadian Red Cross, teaches students about anti-bullying and conflict resolution techniques during a Beyond the Hurt symposium held at Prince Albert's Red Wing School on Feb. 28. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff) : Brady Bateman
What'sHappeningNOW Feb. 28, 2019
Reporter Charlene Tebbutt speaks with News Director Glenn hicks about a crosswalk in P.A. which has been stirring up controversy around safety.
Feb 28, 2019

Hunger remains an issue among tri-community residents
Board members with the Lac La Ronge Food Bank are making presentations to tri-community councils about the number of hungry families seeking help at the local non-profit. La Ronge and the Lac La Ronge...
Feb 28, 2019 Children represent a large portion of clients at the Lac La Ronge Food Bank. (file photo/paNOW staff)

Meadow Lake Kinsmen gearing up for Telemiracle event
The Meadow Lake Kinsmen are once again getting ready to host the Telemiracle 43 marathon coming up this weekend. Kinsmen and Telemiracle committee member Duane Horvey is looking forward to the event a...
Feb 28, 2019 The Meadow Lake Kinsmen Telemiracle 43 event will take place March 2 and 3 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. (submitted photo/Duane Horvey) : Angela Brown

Sixth Ave. crosswalk back in safety spotlight
Not for the first time safety issues are in the spotlight regarding the crosswalk on Sixth Ave. E. across from Carlton High School.While Prince Albert Police are urging motorists and pedestrians to us...
Feb 27, 2019 The crosswalk on Sixth Ave. E. across from Carlton High School is a safety concern with a city councillor saying there have been several incidents of students having been hit this year. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff) : Brady Bateman

BUFC finishes indoor season, sets sights on outdoor campaign
It was a great way to finish off the indoor season for Battlefords United FC. Last weekend, the junior and senior teams participated in Provincials in Saskatoon and placed second and third respectivel...
Feb 27, 2019 Battlefords United FC. (Submitted photo/Kat Huxley) : Tyler Marr

Dubnick wins award for winter landscape fabric artwork
Caron Dubnick of La Ronge won the Kyla Art Group Landscape Award earlier this month at the annual Juried Winter Festival Art Show and Sale, held at the Mann Art Gallery in Prince Albert. Artists were ...
Feb 27, 2019 La Ronge's Caron Dubnick won an award this month for the fabric piece shown above. (Submitted photo/Hilary Johnstone)