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Levesque wins vacant council seat

Meadow Lake city council byelection results are in and the former administrator and interim city manager Richard Levesque is filling the vacant seat. Levesque garnered 198 votes, Anthony Vandenburg, 8...

Nov 21, 2019 Richard Levesque will join city council (Submitted / Richard Levesque)

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)

Changes to city bylaws make CO detectors mandatory

Updates to Meadow Lake fire bylaws this week have made carbon monoxide detectors a necessity in all buildings that are heated by natural gas, wood, propane, oil or any other fuels. Carbon monoxide (CO...

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Older homes may be at risk of lead contamination

Recent investigations about lead in municipal water pipes sparked a discussion about Meadow Lake's infrastructure at last night's council meeting.Jessica Walters, acting city manager, says she is conf...

Nov 13, 2019 Council plans to test City Hall's water supply for lead contamination (File photo/Nicole Reis)

U of S unveils campus sign

The new University of Saskatchewan Campus in Prince Albert marked a milestone Monday morning.The sign for the downtown campus was officially unveiled to the public at a ceremony which saw speeches fro...

Sep 16, 2019 The new sign for the University of Saskatchewan Prince Albert Campus has been unveiled (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

What you need to know ahead of the Sept. 18 byelection

Meadow Lake residents will head to the polls on Sept. 18 in a byelection to elect a new mayor and councillor.The mayoral seat opened in April when Gary Vidal stepped down to run for the Conservatives ...

Sep 12, 2019 Meadow Lake City Hall. (file photo/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

City enters into fire protection agreement with new Resort Village of Turtle View

The City of Meadow Lake has entered into an agreement to provide fire protection services to the new Resort Village of Turtle View.The move dates back to Sept. 10, 2018, when members of the Committee ...

Sep 10, 2019 (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

A Q&A with councillor candidate Lyndi Marchuk

Councillor candidate Lyndi Marchuk 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 seat, ...

Aug 16, 2019 Lyndi Marchuk will be running for the open Meadow Lake councillor seat this September. (submitted photo/Lyndi Marchuk)

Call for byelection nominations closes

The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection has closed.In the September 18 vote, residents will elect a new mayor and one new councillor.Merlin Seymour and Richard Levesque are seeking the ma...

Aug 14, 2019 The call for nominations for the upcoming byelection ended today. The election will be held on Sept. 18 at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

A Q&A with mayoral candidate Merlin Seymour

Mayoral candidate Merlin Seymour answered questions given to him by meadowlakeNOW ahead of the Sept. 18 byelection. As part of our coverage for both the vacant mayoral and councillor seat, meadowlakeN...

Jul 27, 2019 Merlin Seymour will be running for mayor this September. (Nikita Ganovicheff/meadowlakeNOW staff)