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Battlefords Humane Society’s new shelter now open to public By Angela Brown SaskToday.ca
Ends August 3, 2025
NORTH BATTLEFORD– It was a long time coming but the Battlefords Humane Society has finally moved into its new building off Highway 4 North, just on the outskirts of North Battleford. About 80 cats and dogs were moved from the old facility to the new shelter site on the weekend, which opened to the public on July 21. Battlefords Humane Society board secretary Laurel Fauth was thrilled to have the project completed. “It’s awesome; it’s great,” she said. The new facility is larger
than the old space and has improved circulation. The new site is just over 4,600 square feet in size. “The cost of the whole project, with the land and the kennel and new shelter is probably just over $3 million,” Fauth said. “We are still $300,000 short. We’re hoping to raise that 10 per cent.” From the $3 million, the cost of the shelter building on its own is about $2 million. The Battlefords Humane Society (BHS) previously built the kennel, BHS Boarding and Grooming, to provide another revenue stream to help support the cost of the project. Continued on page 2
Beth Mitchell and her family look on as some kittens await adoption. | Photo by Angela Brown
Wildfire evacuees from Canoe Lake Cree First Nation staying in North Battleford By Angela Brown SaskToday.ca
NORTH BATTLEFORD– Evacuees from Canoe Lake Cree First Nation are currently in North Battleford escaping the wildfires in their home community. Dianne Iron and her son Jay Iron are staying at a local
North Battleford hotel until it’s safe to go home. They evacuated on July 16. “We were actually given until 7 o’clock in the morning to get out of Canoe Lake,” Dianne told SaskToday. “It wasn’t that smoky yet, but you could smell the stink in the air.”
Iron said that people who had chronic conditions and children were ordered to leave before that. “This was the only place they could find me a room, or I’d have to go to Fort Saskatchewan. It’s too far for me to go over there,” she said. While evacuating from Canoe Lake, Iron said she
was more worried about leaving behind her three puppies than anything else. Her children and grandchildren were all evacuated so they are safe. Some of her children are staying in Keeley Lake. Iron said someone is going around feeding people’s pets, which has been a help.
“I just heard that the fire is about a kilometre away now, so I’m really worried,” she said. “So, I got somebody to try and go in and pick them [her puppies] up and deliver them to Keeley.” As far as her house is concerned, Iron is not particularly worried however. Continued on page 2
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