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City of Prince Albert bans plastic check out bags

Prince Albert has become the first city in Saskatchewan to ban plastic checkout bags. City council passed the bylaw unanimously at Monday night's meeting, despite some last minute concerns raised by t...

Jan 28, 2020 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Council looks at options for green space near new long-term care facility

Meadow Lake City Council are grappling with how to deal with use of a vacant parcel of land near the site of the planned long-term care facility set to break ground later this year. A spokesperson at ...

Jan 17, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

The City of Meadow Lake looks back on 2019

The City of Meadow Lake encountered many challenges and successes over the past year. Acting City Manager Jessica Walters said she would describe 2019 with one word: Change. "We had to say goodbye to ...

Dec 31, 2019 (submitted photo/Google Maps)

Meadow Lake Fire Chief looks back at 2019

The City of Meadow Lake Fire Department reflects on some of their highlights in 2019. "We had a busy and eventful year," Fire Chief Neil Marsh told meadowlakeNOW in an email.Marsh said the first-ever ...

Dec 30, 2019 (Submitted/City of Meadow Lake)

City launches high-tech information system

The City of Meadow Lake has launched its own notification system.Voyent Alert! is a message information system that delivers important local information directly to community members. Residents can re...

Dec 18, 2019 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Grandstand Committee fundraising at a stand-still until city decides fate of Stampede Grounds

The Meadow Lake Grandstand Committee is holding off fundraising efforts until the city confirms the fate of its old Stampede Grounds. City council finalized its 2020 budget on Monday and approved $25,...

Dec 13, 2019 ID 160621504 © Dreamstime.com

Meadow Lake City Council signs off on 2020 budget

The City of Meadow Lake has wrapped up the 2020 budget and the region will see an increase in municipal taxes at 1.6 per cent. Council deliberated for months on the outcome of Monday's budget meeting ...

Dec 10, 2019 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

SaskWater assuming water services in Meadow Lake

The City of Meadow Lake has kicked off a new era in water services with the finalization of its partnership with SaskWater.SaskWater and the City of Meadow Lake have signed a water supply agreement th...

Nov 28, 2019 (submitted photo/City of Meadow Lake)

Meadow Lake may see municipal tax rise

Meadow Lake could see an increase in municipal taxes for 2020.Council continued budget deliberations on Nov. 25 as one of their top items on the agenda. The proposed tax increase could be approximatel...

Nov 26, 2019 Council continued budget deliberations on Nov. 25 (Nicole Reis / meadowlakeNOW Staff)

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)