Category Archives: #2 and 3 Stories
M.L. hosting minor baseball provincials this weekend
The Meadow Lake Sox are hosting the Under-13 Tier 2 Provincial Championships this weekend at Lions Park.The Sox are coming off a big win after they hosted a tournament in Meadow Lake earlier this mont...
Jul 24, 2019 The Meadow Lake Sox are hosting the Under-13 Tier 2 Provincial Championships this weekend at Lions Park. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Arena washroom renovations set for next year's budget
Renovations to the old washrooms in the Meadow Lake Arena are set to be included in next year's budget.City council discussed the renovations at a council meeting on June 22. The washrooms on the nort...
Jul 23, 2019 Council discussed rehabilitating the locked washrooms on the north end of the arena and decided it will be included in the 2020 budget. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
M.L. ranks fourth lowest in province for city tax rate increase
Meadow Lake residents saw a modest hike in taxes this year but it wasn't as much as other cities in Saskatchewan.City council received a report from the city of Prince Albert on a comparison of the 20...
Jul 23, 2019 Meadow Lake ranks fourth lowest in city tax rate increase with a 2.4 per cent increase in 2019. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
North of 60 agreement heads to mediation
The finalization of a nearly 20-year-old land claim dispute involving land in Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, has hit another snag, with mediators now moving in to help assist. Those talks have...
Jul 22, 2019 First Nations leaders at a protest in Ottawa last June. (submitted photo/ Prince Albert Grand Council)
Crime rate rose in 2018 but country still safer than a decade ago, StatCan says
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says the country's crime rate ticked up again in 2018, for a fourth year in a row, though it was still lower than it was a decade ago.The severity of crime also rose by two ...
Jul 22, 2019
ICYMI: Top stories of the week around Meadow Lake
Here is what made headline's in and around Meadow Lake from July 13 to 19.What made headlines in and around Meadow Lake from July 13 to 19.--Logan Gorst wins Calgary Stampede Rangeland DerbyMeadow Lak...
Jul 20, 2019
A Q&A with councillor candidate Anthony Vandenberg
Councillor candidate Anthony Vandenberg sat down with meadowlakeNOW for an interview ahead of the Sept. 18 byelection. As part of our coverage for both the vacant mayoral and soon-to-come councillor s...
Jul 20, 2019 Anthony Vandenberg, owner of the Woodland Inn, will be running for councillor this September. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW staff)
Tony Cote Summer Games finishes early due to bad weather
The 2019 Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games held its closing ceremony yesterday after the competition was cut short due to rainy weather.The Games closed with speeches from Flying Dust First Nation ...
Jul 19, 2019 Team Woodland received the most points at the 2019 Tony Cote First Nations Summer Games hosted by Flying Dust First Nation. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)
Syphillis outbreak declared for Sask. First Nations
People living on Saskatchewan's First Nations are being encouraged to be extra vigilant, following a recent spike in syphilis cases.To reduce the spread of syphilis and other sexually transmitted and ...
Jul 19, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Loon Lake officer makes it on Women's National baseball team
A Loon Lake RCMP officer is a part of the national women's baseball team and will play in the World Cup Qualifier in Mexico this summer.Const. Heather Healey was one of 20 athletes named to be a part ...
Jul 18, 2019 Heather Healey will be playing in Mexico as part of the Canadian Women's National baseball team this summer. (submitted photo/Heather Healey)