Health

Cold and flu season is here: When it’s time to get to a doctor

It's that time of year with many viruses going around. With the holiday season approaching, more people will be gathering at parties and dinners, so the odds of catching a bug go up.Dr. Simon Kapaj is...

Nov 23, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)

Local First Nations residents continue to suffer from generational trauma

Community leaders at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation are sharing their devastation in the midst of what they are calling a suicide crisis. Among all nine First Nations within Meadow Lake Tribunal Counc...

Nov 22, 2019 Chief Ronald Mitsuing ordered a state of crisis and emergency on Thursday night. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Former Humboldt Bronco takes first steps after surgery

Ryan Straschnitzki, who was paralyzed from the chest down in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash in April of 2018, was seen in a video taking a few assisted steps Wednesday.Straschnitzki travelled to Thail...

Nov 21, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)

Planning underway for Oasis Village at Manitou Beach

A multi-million-dollar facility is in the planning stages at Manitou Beach.Oasis Village at Manitou is a retirement living project and health center that would be located next to Manitou Springs in th...

Nov 15, 2019 Proposed Oasis Village at Manitou Beach. (submitted photo/Paul Blaser at RBM Architecture)

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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Test shows low traces of lead in water in Meadow Lake

The results of water quality tests this week at Meadow Lake City Hall are in.A water quality examination was conducted this week for council to gauge the potential risk to the community that have home...

Nov 15, 2019 The new water treatment plant had its official opening on May 14, 1959. (Photo: City of Meadow Lake)

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)

Father of Broncos player who died says Alberta organ donation bill needs work

EDMONTON - The father of a Broncos hockey player whose organs were donated after he died in a catastrophic bus crash says a presumed consent bill before the Alberta legislature is ...

Nov 12, 2019

Sask. donors raise $750,000 in children's hospital radiothon

Broadcasters from across Saskatchewan, including the full team from the family of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group, helped raise a substantial sum of money for the new state-of-the-art children's faci...

Nov 07, 2019 On-air personalities of the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group across the province lent their voices to the cause at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff)

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor regains movement in legs

Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki was all smiles Wednesday as he celebrated another milestone in his long recovery.For the first time since the crash left him partially paralyzed,...

Nov 07, 2019 Humboldt Broncos bus crash survivor Ryan Straschnitzki moves his legs following spinal surgery in Thailand. (Twitter)