Media Advisory City of North Battleford 2013 Centennial Celebrations to be Announced at Launch North Battleford… People in North Battleford will celebrate their city throughout 2013, as seven community events are held in celebration of the city’s 100th anniversary. Media are invited to attend the launch of the City of North Battleford’s 2013 Centennial Celebrations: Where:
CNR Train Station (old building) Railway Ave & 101st Street North Battleford, SK
When: Time:
Monday, August 13th, 2012 11 a.m. - noon
A planning committee made up of both civic officials and community residents will make an official announcement at a kick-off event this coming Monday, August 13th, at the place where it all started – the old CNR train station. The announcement will also include the unveiling of the logo being used to promote this significant year. A listing of events planned for the year will be announced, as well as some community-based contests and promotions. “We are so excited to celebrate this milestone, not only as a committee, but as an entire community,” says Tammy Donahue-Buziak, chairperson of the planning committee. “My father, a former city councilor, took a great deal of satisfaction in community pride, something that has obviously rubbed off on me. All of our events will be about celebrating our entire community’s pride,” she continued. North Battleford came to be around 1905 when the CNR (then Canadian Northern Railway) decided that the rail line coming west would be suited on the north side of the North Saskatchewan River, across from the well-established town site of Battleford. The new settlement went from village to town in a matter of four months, and grew to more than 5000 residents by the spring of 1913. Immigration to the Canadian prairies was at an all-time high during the years leading up this new city status. The surrounding farming community is still a rich heritage of European descent. …2
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North Battleford became a city on May 1st, 1913 amid much revelry. It was now Saskatchewan's fifth city, and the first to become one since the formation as a Province in 1905. -30-
For more information: Tammy Donahue-Buziak Committee Chair (306) 445-1786
[email protected]
Keep up to date on Centennial plans: www.facebook.com/CityofNB100 Twitter: @CityofNB100 www.cityofNB.ca
