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Eliminating fatigue among CN rail worker demands

Several CN rail workers in the Battlefords joined a national strike this morning. About eight picketers were seen walking along 101st Street in front of the railway station.The workers, who have been ...

Nov 19, 2019 CN Rail workers picket Tuesday morning in front of rail yard. (Nicole Reis / meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Collaros, Fajardo to battle as Bombers, Riders meet in West final

A tale of two quarterbacks will reach its conclusion Sunday in the CFL's West Division final.Zach Collaros and Cody Fajardo are set to cross paths as opponents for the first time since an illegal hit ...

Nov 17, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders quarterback Cody Fajardo. (Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Roughriders)

Veteran support needed amid poppy fund

The Remembrance Day poppy campaign results for Meadow Lake are in. Alloha Twanow, The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #76 Poppy Chair tells meadowlakeNOW this year's campaign raised approximately $10,000...

Nov 15, 2019 The Royal Canadian Legion Branch #76 Cenotaph. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Changes to city bylaws make CO detectors mandatory

Updates to Meadow Lake fire bylaws this week have made carbon monoxide detectors a necessity in all buildings that are heated by natural gas, wood, propane, oil or any other fuels. Carbon monoxide (CO...

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Test shows low traces of lead in water in Meadow Lake

The results of water quality tests this week at Meadow Lake City Hall are in.A water quality examination was conducted this week for council to gauge the potential risk to the community that have home...

Nov 15, 2019 The new water treatment plant had its official opening on May 14, 1959. (Photo: City of Meadow Lake)

Older homes may be at risk of lead contamination

Recent investigations about lead in municipal water pipes sparked a discussion about Meadow Lake's infrastructure at last night's council meeting.Jessica Walters, acting city manager, says she is conf...

Nov 13, 2019 Council plans to test City Hall's water supply for lead contamination (File photo/Nicole Reis)

Weapons seized after RCMP pursuit

RCMP laid several charges and seized two firearms after a pursuit Friday evening. Cpl. Rob King said Meadow Lake RCMP officers spotted a red Ford Explorer which was known to them. Officers suspected t...

Nov 12, 2019 (submitted photo/RCMP)

Two chiefs in one family: reaching for the top together

Some people say too many cooks spoil the broth. But that certainly isn't the case for this family with two chiefs at the helm in the household, and each confidently leading the way for two separate Fi...

Nov 08, 2019 English River First Nation Chief Jerry Bernard, left, holds a gift his band received from Meadow Lake Tribal Council, during his swearing-in ceremony at English River on Nov. 6. He is shown with his wife, Waterhen Lake First Nation Chief Carol Bernard. (Submitted photo/ MLTC Communications Office)

Study underway to determine fate of local landfills

Mayor Duane Favel is reassuring residents around Ile-a-la-Crosse that municipal waste could be consolidated into one regional landfill to meet environmental regulations and they will work to minimize ...

Saskatchewan court dismisses school shooter's appeal of sentence

Saskatchewan's highest court has dismissed a sentencing appeal by a young man who fatally shot four people and wounded seven others in a northern community.The shooter was weeks shy of turning 18 when...

Oct 31, 2019 (File photo/The Canadian Press)