Events

Artemis space mission to moon 'a stepping-stone' to Mars and beyond

The last time humans went to the moon, it was a destination.But when NASA's Artemis 1 mission launches Monday, the moon will be more of a way station."It's really to learn how we can go further," said...

Aug 28, 2022

Big day planned to celebrate Melfort curling rink's 50th anniversary

The Melfort and District Curling Club is set to celebrate a special anniversary.It was nearly 50 years ago when the community's rink officially opened up to the public. To properly celebrate, the club...

Aug 28, 2022

Humboldt Vintage Days return after long pandemic absence

This past weekend, Aug. 20 and 21, the Humboldt Vintage Club held their annual vintage days for the first time since 2019.The club was unable to host its two-day event these past couple of years due t...

Aug 26, 2022

Melfort RCMP raise $5,000 through annual golf tournament

The Melfort RCMP recently held their annual golf tournament, as they raised funds for local community organizations.A total of $5,000 was raised, with $4,500 of it going towards the North Central Heal...

Aug 25, 2022

Battlefords Agricultural Society reports strong numbers from exhibition

It was a great week for the Battlefords Agricultural Society as it wrapped up their Northwest Territorial Days Exhibition with some great numbers. The event ran from Aug. 17 to 19 at the exhibition gr...

Angela Brown Aug 22, 2022

Team Sask chasing gold at Canada Summer Games

Team Sask has 16 medals at the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games so far.Heading into the final weekend of competition, athletes have claimed nine silver and eight bronze medals, but are still looking f...

Aug 19, 2022

Burgers to Beat MS Day celebrated across Canada

A&Ws all across Canada are donating $2 from every teen burger sold for Burgers to Beat MS Day today.Included in the fundraising efforts at the A&W location in Humboldt, they are hosting a conc...

Aug 18, 2022

Melfort to host first-ever Household Hazardous Waste Collection day

The City of Melfort has decided to hold a hazardous waste collection day in the Northern Lights Palace parking lot.The event will mark the first-ever event the city has hosted, taking place this Satur...

Aug 16, 2022

Jason Holtvogt to run ultra-marathon for second year in a row

The second annual 4x4x48 ultra-marathon will be run by Jason Holtvogt, once again, to help raise money to find a cure for diabetes.Last year's original run was inspired by his daughter Aubree, who was...

Aug 16, 2022

Northeast contributing to Miracle Treat Day

The Melfort Dairy Queen, along with Tisdale, Nipawin, Humboldt and Wakaw, have all joined Miracle Treat Day, in support of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation.On Thursday, August 11, DQ fa...

Aug 11, 2022