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Chiverton stepping down; councillor position to be added on byelection ballot
Residents of Meadow Lake will not only be voting for a new mayor this September but also another councillor.At the June 10 city council meeting, acting city clerk Cheryl Dodds informed council Kim Chi...
Jun 11, 2019 Councillor Kim Chiverton will be stepping down from his position effective August 31 while Richard Levesque will be running for mayor in the upcoming byelection. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Weather a major factor in weekend fundraisers
Weather played a big part in this weekend's fundraising efforts for both the Meadow Lake Hospital Foundation and Meadow Lake Search and Rescue. The rain stopped in the early morning and the sun was sh...
Jun 10, 2019 Third year medical student Evan Mah applies bandages to a young girl's teddy bear at the Teddy Bear Picnic on June 9. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Meadow Lake Lions Club donates to new Jonas Samson play structure
It's always been a tradition for the Meadow Lake Lions Club to give when it comes to playgrounds according to Meadow Lake Lions Club President Nels Andersen.On June 7, the Lions Club donated $10,000 t...
Jun 07, 2019 Jonas Samson Junior High School students and the Meadow Lake Lions Club outside the nearly completed playground. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Co-op hosting fundraiser to raise money for co-worker
The Co-op C-store will be holding a barbeque fundraiser on Friday to raise money for a co-worker diagnosed with cancer.Ron Phillips started at the C-store in November after retiring from the NorSask m...
Jun 07, 2019 Ron Phillips was diagnosed with cancer on his 75th birthday and the Co-op C-store will be hosting a BBQ fundraiser to raise money for his medical costs. (submitted photo/Mabel Phillips)
Meadow Lake U13 Sox undefeated in Saskatoon tournament
The Meadow Lake Sox are starting the 2019 season with an impressive tournament win.The U13 boys provincial team went undefeated at the Saskatoon AA tournament over the weekend of May 31 to June 2. The...
Jun 05, 2019 The U13 Provincial Sox went undefeated in a tournament in Saskatoon. (Front row: L to R (kneeling): Noah Pigott, Ash Svandrlik, Parker Gerwing (batboy), Brandt Spencer, Quinn Soulsby. Second Row: L to R: Ryder Ellis, Caleb Pockrant, Reid Beck, Dawson Gerwing. Third Row: L to R: Josh Kirilenko, Camron Soulsby. Back Row: L to R: Trevor Gerwing, Chris Ellis, Regan Beck, Clint Pigott.) (Facebook/Meadow Lake Minor Baseball)
MMIW inquiry report represents "good first step," according to families with lost loved ones
The twin sister of a woman who was murdered in Prince Albert four years ago, says the final report from the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) Inquiry represents a step in the righ...
Jun 03, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Inquiry on missing, murdered Indigenous women released
GATINEAU, Que. - The national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women wants health service providers across Canada to develop programs that could help young people recognize the s...
Jun 03, 2019
Grandmother graduates from North West College campus in Meadow Lake
Gwen King graduated from college on Friday but she won't be the only one in her family graduating this year. The 56-year-old grandmother said one of her daughters will be graduating with a Social Work...
Jun 01, 2019 Gwen King graduated from North West College Meadow Lake campus and gave the student representative address. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
L’Heureux makes history as first female driver on CPCA circuit
The thundering roar of hooves echoes through hazy air as the sun sets on a warm spring evening.In a lightly wooded area behind a race track at the North Battelford Exhibition Grounds, small encampment...
May 31, 2019 Amber L’Heureux makes history as first female driver on Canadian Professional Chuckwagon Association circuit. (Tyler Marr/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Students from Thunderchild F.N. 'experience history' in Toronto
A group of students from Thunderchild First Nations had an unforgettable experience while on a trip to Toronto."[We] experienced history there," Mark Lewis said.The Grade 12 student's favourite memory...
May 31, 2019 The group from Thunderchild outside Jurassic Park before the Toronto Raptors' Game 6. (submitted photo/Lydia Sunchild)