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Taxpayers encouraged to attend tree removal public meeting

A public Open House in Meadow Lake will take place this evening to address the concerns of citizens in the region. A notice went out to residents in the community at the beginning of the month welcomi...

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Vidal looking to strengthen Saskatchewan's voice in Ottawa

Newly elected MP Gary Vidal is settling into his new digs nicely. The former mayor of Meadow Lake is entering federal politics at a historical time and is approaching his role with solidarity of the n...

Nov 13, 2019 Newly elected Gary Vidal sets up his new office in Meadow Lake. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Positive parenting techniques on offer from expert

Parenting strategies need to adjust according to a non-profit organization that will be offering help in Meadow Lake later this week.Thyra Berg is the program manager of Positively Parenting, which is...

Nov 12, 2019 Photo courtesy of Thyra Berg, Positively Parenting Inc.

Virtual ceremony to take place to honour veterans still with us

Marj Matchee is honouring veterans here at home, but with a modern twist.Matchee is the wife of a veteran and the creator of #OpBeacon, a candlelight vigil ceremony that raises awareness and honours v...

Nov 09, 2019 Image Courtesy of Marj Matchee

Lest we forget: Remembrance Day personal to many

Remembrance Day is personal for many. For Alloha Twanow, it's a reminder of her father's sacrifice.Twanow is the Poppy Chair and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #76 in Meadow Lake.This ye...

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Region sees slight uptick in jobs

There's slightly better news on the job scene for the Prince Albert and North region - which includes The Battlefords and Melfort - as well as signs of continued improvement on the provincial front.Ac...

Nov 08, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

Sask. donors raise $750,000 in children's hospital radiothon

Broadcasters from across Saskatchewan, including the full team from the family of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, helped raise a substantial sum of money for the new state-of-the-art children's faci...

Nov 07, 2019 On-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lent their voices to the cause at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)

Sexual assault services expand for Meadow Lake and surrounding area

Saskatchewan has the highest number of interpersonal assault cases in the country. Those can be classified as disputes between families and personal relationships.The staggering 2018 statistic is acco...

Province-wide radiothon for Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital

Radio stations across the province are joining forces to help celebrate the opening of the first-ever dedicated children's and maternal hospital in Saskatchewan this week. The Jim Pattison Broadcast G...

Nov 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Elizabeth May resigning as Green party leader, names Jo-Ann Roberts successor

OTTAWA - Elizabeth May has stepped down as the leader of the federal Green party. May told a news conference Monday on Parliament Hill that after 13 years in the job, she's stepping dow...

Nov 04, 2019