North Battleford, Saskatchewan

Location of

North Battleford is a small city in west central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located directly across the North Saskatchewan River from the town of Battleford. Together, the two communities are known as The Battlefords.

In 2001 a problem with the city's water system led to the infection of approximately 2000 people with Cryptosporidiosis; a lawsuit for several million dollars went through in 2003.

Famous people from North Battleford include, politicans Lloyd Axworthy, Eiling Kramer and Lillian Dyck, Herbert Sparrow author Alistair MacLeod, painter Allan Sapp and football player Rueben Mayes.

History

North Battleford is the home of one of four branches of the Saskatchewan Western Development Museum. This branch focuses on the agricultural history of Saskatchewan. This branch includes a pioneer village.

The Latter Rain Movement started here in 1946-48.

	North: Meadow Lake
West: Lloydminster	North Battleford	East: Blaine Lake
	South: Battleford

External links

* City of North Battleford
* Local information source for the Battlefords
* Map on Google Maps