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NORTH BATTLEFORD — It was an exciting night for many businesses in the Battlefords as the Battlefords and District Chamber of Commerce presented its 2025 Battlefords Business Excellence (BBEX) Awards. The event was held Nov. 6 during a special ceremony at the Don Ross Centre in North Battleford. A total of about 320 people attended the event. “This is the most prestigious award that there is in the community,” said the chamber’s chief operating officer, Linda Machniak, of the BBEX Awards. “Winning a BBEX award means a lot to a business. Certainly, the Heritage Award winner or the Hall of Fame inductee, those are pretty special things to happen to a business... It’s really important we recognize excellence in business.” For the BBEX Business of the Year Award, Birdies Golf Lounge was named the winner this year — one of the highlights of the evening. See page 8 for more photos.
RCMP Major Crimes arrest woman following triple murder near Turtleford By SaskToday staff
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Birdies Golf Lounge – Darvin and Clarissa Scheidl, owners – was honoured with the Business of the Year award. Photo by Averil Hall / Freelance Reporter/Photographer
TURTLEFORD — The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes Unit has laid a murder charge following an investigation into the suspicious deaths of three men at a rural property northwest of Turtleford. On Nov. 5, at approximately 12:30 p.m., Turtleford RCMP received a report of three injured individuals in a rural property. Officers responded immediately to the
location and discovered three men with serious injuries. Officers attempted life-saving measures but EMS who attended the scene declared all three men dead. Following an investigation, a woman was arrested in Turtleford the same day. Madison Paddy-Jimmy, a 25-year-old woman from Thunderchild First Nation, has been charged with second-degree murder in the relation to the death of Tonio Cantell, 28, from Island Lake
First Nation. Paddy-Jimmy appeared in North Battleford provincial court on Nov. 7 by telephone. At her appearance, Paddy-Jimmy said she will use a Legal Aid lawyer to represent her for now. Her next appearance will be at Lloydminster Provincial Court at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. She remains in custody. Judge Kevin Hill advised Paddy-Jimmy that if she wants to have a bail hearing it will need to go through the
Court of King’s Bench. Three victims Of the two other victims, one has been identified as a 46-year-old man from Turtleford. Investigators are working with the Coroners Service to confirm the identity of the third man. The police investigation determined each victim sustained gunshot wounds and all three are the victims of homicide. Investigators seized multiple firearms from the property.
Investigators say they don’t believe there are additional victims or suspects. If their investigation determines an imminent safety risk exists, they say they will notify the public. Assisting with this ongoing investigation are RCMP’s North Battleford and Saskatoon Forensic Identification Sections, North Battleford General Investigation Section, Turtleford Detachment and the Saskatchewan Coroners Service.
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