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City of Meadow Lake commits to skate park development

Meadow Lake City Council is continuing to demonstrate an emphasis on recreational development following the first council meeting of 2022 On Monday, the city committed to covering 25 per cent of the c...

Jan 12, 2022

Meadow Lake 2022 budget postponed due to document discrepancies

More than one week into the new year, the City of Meadow Lake is operating without a financial blueprint. On Monday, Meadow Lake City Council was scheduled to engage in discussions surrounding the 202...

Jan 11, 2022

Slim majority support government lockdowns, restrictions in response to Omicron

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests a slim majority of Canadians support the latest round of lockdowns and other government-imposed restrictions as the Omicron variant continue to fuel an explosion in new CO...

Jan 11, 2022

Meadow Lake groups working to address local homelessness

With homelessness identified as an area of concern in Meadow Lake, a group of local organizations is working to bring a resolution to the matter. Outreach Ministries, Saskatchewan Health Authority, No...

Jan 10, 2022

Most support workplace diversity but not if it's a job qualification: national survey

REGINA - Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don't support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and pro...

Jan 10, 2022

New COVID-19 cases back over 1,000-mark, five more hospitalizations, no new deaths

After a one-day absence, recorded COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan are back over the 1,000-case mark. In Sunday's provincial update, there are 1,099 new COVID-19 cases in the province; 30 in the North E...

Jan 09, 2022

COVID-19 hospitalizations rise by nine in province, 937 new cases

As COVID-19 numbers in Saskatchewan continue to quickly rise, now hospitalizations are starting to follow. In Saturday's provincial update, hospitalizations increased by nine to 114. That's an increas...

Jan 08, 2022

Meadow Lake sees record-breaking temperatures throughout cold snap

The recent cold snap in northern Saskatchewan is going to be remembered for quite some time, especially in Meadow Lake. Midway through the second consecutive La Nia winter, the city is enduring one of...

Jan 07, 2022

Confirmed opioid-related deaths down in Saskatchewan in 2021, 239 deaths still being investigated

If you take a quick look at Saskatchewan's opioid numbers for 2021, they may seem promising, however, they may be misleading. According to the Saskatchewan Coroner's Service, which releases monthly st...

Jan 07, 2022

NWSD confident in return-to-school health measures

As students and staff return to the classroom after the winter break, administration at the Northwest School Division (NWSD) is expressing confidence in a safe return. On Wednesday, the Government of ...

Jan 06, 2022