"If we get the snow, riders can look forward to beautifully groomed trails," said Kelly Schmidt, president of the Northern Lights Snowmobile Association in Meadow Lake. The association's trail team has been busy over the past few weeks getting everything ready for this season, now the wait for snow is on. Sch...

The Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation's biggest night of the year has once again delivered a major shot of support for local health care, with the Festival of Trees raising $112,600 for new medical equipment.The total continues a long-standing tradition of six-figure community generosity at the annual gala. More than 200...

Saskatchewan RCMP say a woman found dead in a Meadow Lake parking lot last week did not die under suspicious circumstances.In an update issued Tuesday, RCMP Major Crimes said investigators, working with the Saskatchewan Coroners Service, have determined the death of the 29-year-old woman from Waterhen Lake First Nation...

RCMP in Meadow Lake are asking for the public's help to find two 15-year-olds reported missing from the community of Green Lake.Mounties say Brooklyn Yahyahkeekoot and Skyler Roy were last seen together on the afternoon of Nov. 27. Police say the pair have had some contact with family since then, but remain missing.Yah...

The Saskatchewan RCMP Major Crimes unit is in Meadow Lake this weekend, investigating a death they deem suspicious.Meadow Lake RCMP first received a report at around 8:50 a.m. on Nov. 28, explaining there was an unresponsive person in a parking lot near the junction of Highway 4 and 1st Avenue West.Officers quickly loc...

The Meadow Lake Co-op Centre has been named the 2025 Project of the Year by the Project Management Institute's North Saskatchewan Chapter.A document prepared for city council says Colliers Project Leaders, which managed construction, submitted the facility for the award earlier this fall, following a council resolution...

SaskPower's plan to replace Meadow Lake's aging natural-gas power station with a larger 55-megawatt facility is being positioned as a major reliability boost for Northwest Saskatchewan, according to the minister responsible for the Crown utility.The corporation has begun public engagement on the project, which would re...

Four months after a fire levelled the St. Cyr Trails Club chalet near Meadow Lake, volunteers are deep into construction on a replacement building - a push the club hopes will keep the venue on track to host cross-country and Para Nordic skiing at the 2026 Saskatchewan Winter Games in February. When the fire hit, club ...

One last point ended the match, and with it, the Carpenter High School Spartans completed a flawless straight-sets march to the 4A provincial boys volleyball championship.Their unbeaten run included four straight-sets wins in round-robin play, followed by playoff victories over Melville, Humboldt and Moose Jaw Central ...

Prince Albert city council unanimously supported a pitch from a Saskatoon-based corporation that hopes to spearhead a northern trade corridor that would run from the Pacific ocean to the Hudson Bay. If successful, the corridor would have Prince Albert as a central hub. Dan Ukrainetz, along with Chief Kirby Constant of ...

It was a night of fun, suspense and smiling finalists - and in the end, longtime attendee Robert Beatch walked away the winner of the 2025 Great Escape grand prize: a two-person trip to the new five-star Hotel Riu Jalisco in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. "Oh, very exciting. We've been coming to these parties for quite ...

North West College (NWC) unveiled a new logo on Nov. 20 at the Chapel Gallery in North Battleford, describing it as a symbol of growth, change and a renewed identity across northwestern Saskatchewan.The design features a bold red shield, deep navy and gold accents, and a modern "NWC" crest built around a styl...

The Saskatchewan government and RCMP are responding to public-safety concerns raised Wednesday by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC), which warned that chronic police shortages and long waits for officers are putting northern First Nations in danger.Tribal Chief Jeremy Norman said some communities expected to have u...

Leaders with the Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) feel their communities are facing a public-safety crisis fuelled by chronic RCMP shortages, long response times and a policing model that they believe is no longer working.The council said several of its nine northern First Nations are lacking adequate numbers of polic...

Meadow Lake RCMP are looking for two suspects after a firearm was discharged toward a man riding a bicycle early Wednesday morning. Police say officers were called around 1 a.m. on Nov. 19 after a report that a gun had been fired near the intersection of Second Street West and Third Avenue West. Investigators determine...

Meadow Lake is bringing in significantly more money this year than it did last year, driven mostly by strong investment returns, higher property taxes and new recreation revenue, according to the city's latest financial update.A third-quarter report shows the city has collected $1.77 million more in revenue in 2025 tha...

When Alma Bear opened a heavy produce box at Flying Dust First Nation's Market Garden earlier this month, she wasn't expecting to find a vegetable that could double as a bowling ball."I was overwhelmed ... it was so huge," she said. "Now, whoever harvested the 9.5 pounds beet, please come forward and let...

Saskatchewan's Ministry of Highways is asking Meadow Lake area residents to weigh in on several proposed design options for Highways 4 and 55 as part of a long-term regional transportation study.The province has opened a new public survey to gather feedback on potential changes to highways, connecting streets and relat...

SaskPower is moving ahead with plans to replace its aging power station near Meadow Lake with a new 55-megawatt natural gas facility.The Crown corporation announced Wednesday that the proposed plant would use reciprocating internal combustion engine (RICE) technology - a design it said will allow for quicker constructi...

Twinkling lights, the smell of baked goods, and the sound of cheerful chatter - it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas again in Meadow Lake. After five years away, the community's largest holiday market is making its return.The Holly Berry Christmas Craft Show, once a beloved local tradition hosted by the Beta Sig...

A traffic stop near Witchekan Lake, which netted police over 50 grams of suspected cocaine, and drug trafficking paraphernalia, was initiated after an officer noticed a passenger in the vehicle was not wearing their seatbelt.That's according to information provided by Meadow Lake Combined Traffic Services Saskatchewan ...

The City of Meadow Lake will continue to receive support from the provincial government for policing.The province is providing $833,000 to the city through the Municipal Police Grants program in 2025-26. The money will fund seven existing RCMP officer positions in the community. "Our government is committed to ens...

Pierceland RCMP are looking for help identifying two suspects in a theft in Goodsoil on November 9.Officers were called at 1:50 a.m. to a business on Main Street where they learned a man and woman had entered a business, brandished a weapon and demanded cash. The pair left the scene with a small amount of cash and alco...

RCMP say they found several guns, suspected drugs, cash and a baton hidden in compartments in an SUV on Saturday, northwest of the Battlefords. According to police, officers stopped a black Cadillac Escalade SUV near the Poundmaker First Nation. A 27-year old female passenger from the Sweetgrass First Nation was arrest...

Plans to relocate Meadow Lake's Door of Hope and Food Bank are moving forward, after city council agreed to advertise the proposal and set a public hearing for Dec. 8.The application from Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries calls for the construction of a new two-storey building at 307-309 3rd Street East, which would hous...

Battlefords-Lloydminster-Meadow Lake MP Rosemarie Falk says the new federal budget will do little to make life more affordable for Canadians, calling it a "costly" plan that overlooks the realities of rural life.Falk said Conservatives had urged the government to remove what she described as "hidden taxe...

Saskatchewan's new four-year post-secondary funding agreement will boost operating budgets and cap tuition increases at three per cent a year - a move North West College (NWC) says will help keep education within reach for students in the Battlefords and Meadow Lake.The province announced Monday it will invest an addit...

Saskatchewan's Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Radiothon presented by CIBC Wood Gundy is now live on location at Jim Pattison Children's Hospital (JPCH) and broadcasting province-wide. Over the next two days, listeners from across Saskatchewan will hear heartfelt stories from children, families, and medical profession...