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Sharing information makes for safer community: RCMP

Crime prevention in Meadow Lake starts with its citizens. According to RCMP Cpl. Rob King, police rely on public information when it comes to keeping the community safe. "One of the key components are...

Nov 26, 2019 ID 128551742 © Caroline17 | Dreamstime.com

Teamsters say they have reached a tentative deal with CN, work set to resume

MONTREAL - Teamsters Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. to renew the collective agreement for over 3,000 conductors, trainpersons and yard workers. The...

Nov 26, 2019

Police seeking public assistance to locate shooting suspect

Meadow Lake RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a shooting suspect still at large. Police responded to the report of two men who were shot in a vehicle around 11 p.m. on Saturday night n...

Nov 25, 2019 ID 31375600 © George Kroll | Dreamstime.com

Moonlight Madness promises deals for local shoppers

Meadow Lake annual Moonlight Madness kicks off Friday. This year's event is bigger and better than ever according to vice-president of the local chamber of commerce, Lyndi Marchuk. "This year we have ...

Nov 20, 2019 Moonlight Madness kicks-off Friday (Nicole Reis /meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Who's who in Justin Trudeau's cabinet: some new, some old and others in new places

OTTAWA - The returning, changing and new members of Justin Trudeau's cabinet: Chrystia Freeland becomes deputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs Anita Anand becomes minister of ...

Nov 20, 2019

SADD encourages teens to plan ahead

Students at Carpenter High School recognize the dangers and life changing tragedy that could come from drunk driving. Students Against Drunk Driving (SADD) spend their free time making sure their fell...

Nov 20, 2019 Carpenter High School SADD. (Carpenter High School /Facebook)

Thousands of CN Rail employees are on strike, but talks continue

About 3,200 Canadian National Railway conductors, trainpersons and yard workers are on strike after the union and company failed to reach a deal by the midnight ET deadline.The Teamsters Canada Rail C...

Nov 19, 2019 Teamsters Canada union members walk the picket line at a CN railyard site in Saskatoon on Nov. 19, 2019. (Teamsters Canada Facebook page)

Local artist promotes traditional beadwork

Trish Auger has been creating beadwork for nearly 20 years.Beading is a traditional Indigenous art form that is typically passed down through generations, but Auger's story is different; her family's ...

Nov 19, 2019 Trish Auger has been beading for more than 20 years. (submitted photo/Trish Auger)

Meadow Lake council highlights

Several items appeared on Meadow Lake City Council agenda during the last meeting. Here is a review of some notable items. 2020 BudgetCouncil deliberated over a wish list of item expenditures ranging ...

Nov 18, 2019 Meadow Lake City Council 2019 (Nicole Reis /meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake welcomes Giant Tiger

Mayor Merlin Seymore welcomed Giant Tiger to the citizens of Meadow Lake early this morning. Seymore spoke before a crowd of approximately 30 people welcoming out of town staff and managers to the com...

Nov 16, 2019 Friendly the Tiger and staff welcome Meadow Lake shoppers to the regions newest store. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)