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RCMP looking for multiple trucks stolen over the weekend
Meadow Lake RCMP are seeking the public's help in finding multiple trucks that were stolen this past weekend.According to an RCMP media release, the trucks were stolen from Meadow Lake properties and ...
May 15, 2019 One of the trucks that was stolen in Meadow Lake during the weekend of May 11-12. (submitted photo/RCMP)
City council passes re-zoning for new lift station
A new lift station is one step closer to being built on the east side of Meadow Lake.Last night, city council approved an amendment to a zoning bylaw which would allow a new lift station to be built o...
May 14, 2019 The land where the new lift station will be built. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Concerns raised over cannabis and youth
The effects of cannabis on developing minds are a major issue for the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC), and in particular a looming deadline in Canada's move towards further legalization.The recr...
May 13, 2019 Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a Weeds Glass and Gifts medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 1, 2015. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Emergency Preparedness Event reminds residents to plan ahead of disaster
The city and fire department held their first Emergency Preparedness Event at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre on the final day of the national Emergency Preparedness Week Saturday. Representatives from t...
May 12, 2019 Saskatchewan Fire Commissioner Duane McKay talks about the need to have an emergency kit at the Emergency Preparedness Event. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Jonas Samson holds annual Kids Carnival to raise money for new playground
The Jonas Samson Junior High (JSJH) gym was buzzing with excitement on Friday. Parents and children filled the gym to try some of the games the students of JSJH had made for their annual Kids Carnival...
May 11, 2019 A child having fun throwing sponges at a Jonas Samson Junior High Kids Carnival. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW)
Meadow Lake firefighters climb stairs to conquer cancer
A group of Meadow Lake firefighters climbed up one of Western Canada's tallest buildings this weekend to support the fight against cancer.Every spring, firefighters from all over Canada and the world ...
May 10, 2019 Meadow Lake firefighters before they climb up the BOW Building in Calgary. (submitted photo/Macylin Relitz)
Large disparity between rural, urban and northern, southern crime: StatsCan
New data from Statistics Canada shows a large disparity between rural and urban crime rates in the province, and a much greater differential when comparing the North to the South. Released Tuesday by ...
May 09, 2019 (file photo/CKOM Staff)
Aurora Cinemas to undergo full renovation
Aurora Cinemas in Meadow Lake will be going through big changes on May 17. The theatre is expected to close for three weeks for renovations.Owner Tom Hutchinson said the renovations "will reach every ...
May 07, 2019 Workers bringing in the new screens into the Aurora Cinemas as part of the renovations. (Facebook/Aurora Cinemas Meadow Lake)
U-16 girls win gold at provincial championship
The Meadow Lake Heat U-16 girls took home gold at provincials on Sunday. The team went undefeated in their division at the Henk Ruys Soccer Centre in Saskatoon.With 45 teams in the league, provincials...
May 07, 2019 The U-16 girls went undefeated and won in their division at provincials. (Facebook/Meadow Lake Club Volleyball - Meadow Lake Heat)
Charges laid in weekend Meadow Lake domestic assault
Charges have been laid in connection with a serious domestic assault in Meadow Lake Sunday.RCMP said a 36-year-old man is facing charges for aggravated sexual assault, assault with a weapon and utteri...
May 06, 2019