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NCHCF Chair talks about next steps in Melfort Heliport project

The Melfort Heliport Project at the Melfort Hospital took a major step on Monday, May 4 as Melfort City Council approved to release tenders for the project.North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF)...

May 11, 2020

Bicycle Safety Week puts focus on safe riding

Sunday, May 10 marks the start of Bicycle Safety Week.This year's theme is 'Ready to Ride', which brings awareness of safe cycling and injury prevention across the province.Melfort Ambulance Manager W...

May 10, 2020

Boehm removes 'acting' from mayoral title after Carrot River by-election victory

"Overwhelmed."That's how Ila Boehm described her reaction when finding out she was the new Mayor of the Town of Carrot River after the town's by-election was held on Friday, May 8.Boehm was the Acting...

May 09, 2020

SHA provides update on Lloydminster Hospital

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) provided an update on the cluster of COVID-19 cases in linked to Lloydminster Hospital.The current guidelines at Lloydminster Hospital from April 29 remain in p...

May 08, 2020

Non-profits to receive free awareness advertising campaign

Three non-profits in the Battlefords and one in Meadow Lake will receive support from the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group.The media conglomerate will provide an awareness advertising campaign to groups a...

May 08, 2020

P.A. veteran recalls the end of fighting in Europe

A Prince Albert World War II veteran is reflecting on the 75th anniversary of the allied victory in Europe.Ed Laird, who served in WWII transmitting messages, was in fact given the duty of passing the...

May 08, 2020

Lifting spirits at the Nokomis Health Centre

A once a week special visitor and an upcoming car parade are two of the ways spirits are being lifted for the residents at the Nokomis Health Centre.With many restrictions in place at long term health...

May 08, 2020

Roots of Hope suicide prevention program now offered in Meadow Lake

A new suicide prevention plan will coordinate activities to promote life and reduce risk factors related to suicide in the province. Rural and Remote Health Minister Warren Kaeding released Pillars fo...

May 08, 2020

P.A. Cosmopolitan Club donates to Food Bank

The Prince Albert Food Bank is getting support from a local service organization.On Friday morning, the P.A. Cosmopolitan Club donated $3,000 to support the food bank. The club's president-elect Doug ...

May 08, 2020

Edmonton company will build new Northland Pioneers Lodge long-term care facility

Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) has awarded a multi-million dollar contract to an Alberta-based construction company for the development of the new Northland Pioneers Lodge long-term care facility...

May 08, 2020 Construction site of the new Northland Pioneers Lodge which broke ground in April. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)