The top five stories from 2021 in Meadow Lake. (File photos/City of Meadow Lake/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

By meadowlakeNOW Staff

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Year in Review: Top 2021 stories in Meadow Lake (Pt. 2)

Dec 31, 2021 | 5:00 PM

During the Christmas season, our team at Pattison Media is once again producing positive stories based around holiday traditions and accomplishments for the region.

Marking an exciting return and rejuvenation of many sports programs, coming off of the COVID shutdown, meadowlakeNOW counts down the top five stories from the past year in the Meadow Lake region. Read part one here.

#5 — Meadow Lake City Council approves skate park location

In September, the City of Meadow Lake received a $40,000 grant for the construction of a new skate park development in Lions Park.

The city chose the vacant space between diamond 4 and the track/football field as the location. Read more here.

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#4 — MP Vidal wins re-election campaign in Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River

Incumbent Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River MP Gary Vidal was re-elected in September’s national election as the riding’s Member of Parliament, staying with a consistent Conservative presence in Saskatchewan.

He saw a noticeable share of votes jump from 2019, with an approximate increase of 10 per cent. Read more here.

#3 — Curling club receiving $300,000 loan for new ice plant

Meadow Lake’s Curling Club received $300,000 from the city for the purchase and installation of a new ice plant at the PineRidge Ford Curling Club Arena. The facility was destroyed during an unexpected fire in June, with the ice plant used to create playing surfaces also rendered useless.

The club agreed to explore options of construction of curling surfaces inside of the new facility if plausible. Read more here.

#2 — Flying Dust First Nation plans memorial walk to honour 215 children

Amidst the pain of the news that 215 bodies of Indigenous children were discovered at a residential school site in B.C., Flying Dust First Nation showed great solidarity to honour their lives.

The walk took place on June 4 with hundreds in attendance. The procession took over half of the highway to Meadow Lake. Read more here.

#1 — Meadow Lake applying for significant funding for new arena

While the loss of the arena was devastating to Meadow Lake and the surrounding community, residents and organizations showed great tremendous optimism and charity in the weeks and months after. Events like chuckwagon racing raised thousands of dollars for youth athletics and the City of Meadow Lake is now moving ahead with applications for significant grant funding.

The grant, if approved would cover the new facility’s cost by more than 78 per cent between the federal and provincial governments. Of the price tag of $34 million, $9 million would be covered by the former facility’s insurance policy. Read more here.

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