Tag Archives: People
Council candidate brings more than 30 years of municipal government experience
Richard Levesque knows the ins and outs of municipal affairs in Meadow Lake. The council incumbent, who won a by-election last November, previously worked for the city from 1981 to 2009 as the assista...
Oct 21, 2020
Bittersweet day as Scott Jenkins celebrates his daughter, marks anniversary of wife Aly’s death
It was a bittersweet day for Scott Jenkins on Tuesday.As he marked his daughter Sydney's first birthday, and his own 32nd birthday, it also was one year ago to the day that his wife Aly passed away du...
Oct 20, 2020
Council candidate offers critical eye
Amber Ambroziak wants you to give her a call. The Meadow Lake business manager is looking for suggestions, concerns, even feedback from previous councillors as she campaigns for a seat on city council...
Oct 16, 2020
Samwel Uko’s family suing SHA, provincial government
The parents of a man who died by suicide in Regina in May have launched a lawsuit against the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) and the Government of Saskatchewan.Samwel Uko died May 21, drowning in...
Oct 16, 2020
Council candidate Clay DeBray – a man of many hats
If you live in the Meadow Lake area, chances are you've either met or heard of Clay DeBray. The city council candidate moved to Meadow Lake five years ago to raise his family. In the past, he has spen...
Oct 15, 2020
'I'm going to enjoy it': Melfort City Manager embarking on new venture at Elk Ridge Resort
From city manager to managing partner.That's the case for Melfort's city manager Ryan Danberg who is part of the eight-person group, Route2 SK Inc. that recently bought Elk Ridge Resort. Danberg is se...
Oct 13, 2020
Incumbent Conrad Read looking to complete what he started
Conrad Read is looking for his third consecutive term on Meadow Lake city council.Read, who has worked for the Ministry of Highways for 41 years, said his knowledge and expertise when it comes to road...
Oct 13, 2020
Sask. Party Leader Scott Moe reveals 1994 impaired driving charge
Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe revealed Wednesday he once faced another impaired driving charge.This is separate from an impaired driving incident in 1992, and the fatal crash in which he was inv...
Oct 07, 2020
‘Why did it happen?’ Sons of woman killed in 1997 crash want answers from Scott Moe
The sound of his mother's dying breath still haunts him.It was a May morning in 1997. Steve Balog was 18 and sitting beside his mother as she drove down a rural Saskatchewan highway when their car was...
Oct 06, 2020
Rebuild underway at Bloomfield's Resort that was destroyed by fire last year
After a devastating fire last December, the rebuild of Bloomfield's Bay Resort at Deschambault Lake is underway.Owner Gary Bloomfield told northeastNOW the rebuild will include the restaurant and stor...
Oct 06, 2020