Tag Archives: Events

100th Men's Open kicks off evening of Mar. 7 at Twin Rivers
While elusively digging in the North Battleford Historic Archives for anything relating to the community's curling history, Doug Fehr has discovered history isn't always clear. "We should call it 100 ...
Mar 07, 2025

Federal court dismisses Waterhen Lake First Nation land, rights claim appeal
The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Waterhen Lake First Nation's bid for compensation over the loss of traditional hunting, fishing and trapping lands, ruling the claim falls outside the court's...
Mar 06, 2025
2025 TeleMiracle telethon raises $5.7 million
TeleMiracle 49 has raised $5,709,306 in 2025.The 20-hour telethon - held at Saskatoon's Prairieland Park on March 1 and 2 - raises money for the Kinsmen Foundation to help people get special needs equ...
Mar 02, 2025

Cochin man recognized with national emergency management award
Six years ago, when Daryl Wright began with Meadow Lake Tribal Council Emergency Management, they weren't involved in much. "Basically, the province would evacuate people, and the Red Cross would take...
Feb 28, 2025
Survivors share their storied past with students with a Talking Quilt
The Talking Quilt helps to create conversations.The blanket is comprised of 24 squares each surrounded by a colourful border and at its centre the medicine wheel.At first glance it's vibrant and invit...
Feb 28, 2025

Nutrition North Program to undergo external review, access to food security, supplement needs highlighted
The provincial opposition is celebrating the federal government's decision to review a grocery subsidy program in the wake of food security concerns in northern Saskatchewan. Federal Northern Affairs ...
Feb 27, 2025
A number of Saskatchewan travellers boycott U.S. amid tariff threats
With tariff threats continuing to linger, some Saskatchewan travellers are vacationing in Canada, instead of the United States.Nikki Standinghorn, a North Battleford resident, has already cancelled a ...
Feb 26, 2025
Danika Dureau, Battlefords Sharks enjoying a stellar season
Danika Dureau has been one of the key pieces as the Battlefords Sharks have seen quite the turnaround in a few short seasons.The U18 Female AAA team leads the pack with a league-best 21-2-2-2 record t...
Feb 25, 2025

101-year-old Prince Albert WWII Veteran passes away
One of the last Prince Albert area veterans of the Second World War has passed away, just a few months shy of his 102nd birthday. Edwin Laird was born May 5, 1923 in Verwood, Sask. He enlisted in the ...
Feb 25, 2025

MLBEX award winners celebrated by community
Award winners celebrated with friends, family and the community during the Meadow Lake Business Excellence Awards (MLBEX), hosted by the Chamber of Commerce Friday night.Among the winners were Shelley...
Feb 24, 2025