Tag Archives: People

Lamb recognized as SJHL Player of the Week
Battlefords North Stars' forward Owen Lamb has been named as the SJHL Player of the Week for Feb. 11. Earning Lamb the honours was a week which saw the North Battleford product rack up three goals and...
Feb 13, 2019

Health care workers to be trained for future needs at Mistawasis
The Mistawasis First Nation and Saskatchewan Polytechnic have signed an agreement that will bring the polytechnic's Continuing Care Assistant (CCA) program to the community's Iron Buffalo Centre.Mista...
Feb 12, 2019

Spot price spikes but no word on re-opening of mines
There is still no indication as to when the dormant Cameco operations at McArthur River/ Key Lake will re-open, despite a bounce back in immediate, or "spot" uranium prices.That was the message from C...
Feb 11, 2019

Man arrested and charged at Frank Dunn pool
A man was arrested at the Frank J. Dunn Swimming Pool Sunday afternoon and charged with what P.A. Police are calling "sexual-based offences."Police said there was no physical contact with the victims ...
Feb 11, 2019

Local student receives prestigious $100,000 scholarship
A local student from John Paul II Collegiate received a prestigious honour this month. Emily Simon took part in the finalist selection process in Toronto for the LORAN (Long-Range Aid to Navigation) S...
Feb 11, 2019
Prairie Women on Snowmobiles arrive in Prince Albert
A recent string of freezing temperatures couldn't stop the Prairie Women on Snowmobiles from riding into Prince Albert on schedule yesterday.The group of 10 women rode across Saskatchewan on a six-day...
Feb 09, 2019

Is your vaporizer safe?
A recent story out of Texas in which a vaporizer exploded in a man's hand, sending shrapnel into his body and later causing his death, has a local vape expert speaking out.Jesse Huber, manager at Vita...
Feb 08, 2019

SIIT relocates, invests in the Battlefords
An investment in the future of not only the students, but the City of North Battleford.The grand re-opening of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) North Battleford Career Centre t...
Feb 08, 2019

Former STC rider frustrated over refusal of federal money
Some former STC riders are looking on in frustration after finding out the provincial government turned down about $2 million from the federal government for a public bus system last year.The offer wa...
Feb 07, 2019

Province urges measles vaccinations
While there has been only one reported case of measles in Canada this year, various outbreaks in the US through January and potential dangers associated with foreign travel to Europe, are a timely rem...
Feb 07, 2019