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Big River First Nation to mandate vaccinations for band employees

Leaders on Big River First Nation (BRFN) say surging COVID-19 numbers in their community has left them with no choice but to mandate vaccinations for all band employees. However, some residents are no...

Aug 27, 2021

Meadow Lake welcomes back local track and field athlete

With a late August sunset shining over the community, residents in Meadow Lake gathered at the PineRidge Ford Theatre to welcome home local track and field standout Avery Pearson. The young woman had ...

Aug 27, 2021

Shahab encourages mask use, vaccination requirements as COVID cases rise

After nine straight days of new COVID cases exceeding over 100 per day, Saskatchewan's chief medical officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says that indoor mask use as well as limiting non-essential services to pe...

Aug 27, 2021

Water rates set to resume annual increase schedule

After delaying changes to the City of Meadow Lake's water and sewer rates for one year, city council has agreed to resume the rate adjustment schedule previously agreed upon in 2019. Prior to the outb...

Aug 26, 2021

Last Canadian military flight takes off from Kabul, ending mission

OTTAWA - The Canadian military mission in Kabul has ended with the vast majority of Canadian personnel departing the airport on Thursday morning, but some Canadians and their families remain trapped i...

Aug 26, 2021

Meadow Lake RCMP to fine individuals illegally setting off fireworks

After dealing with numerous complaints regarding fireworks being set off within city limits, the Meadow Lake RCMP is advising the public that fines will be enforced for offences moving forward. Accord...

Aug 25, 2021

Back-to-school season bringing extra anxiety in 2021

The return to the classroom can be stressful for kids and parents even at the best of times, and the last year and a half has added more stresses to the mix due to the pandemic.With a new school year ...

Aug 25, 2021

‘It is criminal, It is negligent’: NDP react to back to school planning

With the school season around the corner, the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Saskatchewan feels the lack of plan for kids returning to be worrying, and a moment of deja-vu."The Saskatchewan Party took ...

Aug 24, 2021

Magic season for Gorst as CPCA season ends in Lloydminster

Moments where choices you make are validated rarely occur as triumphantly as Sunday afternoon for Logan Gorst.During the pandemic, the veteran chuckwagon driver from Meadow Lake, hailing from a legend...

Aug 23, 2021

Man sentenced to jail for illegal weapons offences

A man arrested by RCMP for being in possession of an illegal firearm has been sentenced to jail after being convicted for weapons offences. Austin Rylan Dolter has been convicted on one count of posse...

Aug 23, 2021