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Advisory issued for blue-green algae in Saskatchewan

Make sure to check the water before swimming for the next few weeks around Saskatchewan.The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have issued a blue-green algae advisory for th...

Jul 25, 2019 Blue-green algae build up. (submitted photo/The Water Security Agency)

Community garden hosting garden party on Sunday to show residents' work

Patty Morley is inviting everyone to enjoy the plants and hard work done by members of the Willow Creek Community Garden (WCCG).The WCCG is hosting a garden party on July 28 where people can talk to M...

Jul 25, 2019 The Willow Creek Community Garden is hosting a garden party on Sunday, July 28. (Facebook/Willow Creek Community Garden(S))

Father of suspect in 3 B.C. deaths expects son will go out in 'blaze of glory'

MILL BAY, B.C. - The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the youn...

Jul 24, 2019

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)