A lot of people have been spending more time at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic.One of the activities keeping people busy is yard work, and for many the City of Melfort's Spring Clean-up Week comes ...
May 08, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Geocaching is a free, real-world outdoor treasure hunt.Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using a smartphone or GPS and can then share their experiences online. Geocaching is e...
May 08, 2020
The Prairie North Coop (PNC) has made many positive impacts during the COVID-19 pandemic and that will continue in the coming weeks.On top of numerous donations to area food banks and the North East S...
May 08, 2020 Prairie North Coop donates kitty litter to NESPCA to help get through COVID-19 pandemic. (submitted photo/Prairie North Coop)
The Prince Albert Arts Board are accepting nominations for the 2020 Arts Hall of Fame. While we don't know what that celebration may look like, we urge you to nominate one of the many artists and arts...
May 08, 2020
The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group (JPBG) in Prince Albert is putting the power of radio behind deserving, non-profit groups in the community struggling to get their messages out during the COVID-19 pan...
May 08, 2020 JPBG program director Danny Kid on CKBI radio. (File photo/paNOW)
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with reporter Michael Joel-Hansen about damage done to the York Boat and sign at Rotary Park.
May 07, 2020
The mayors of Shellbrook and Birch Hills are welcoming news that there's major infrastructure funding on the way for municipalities. On Wednesday Premier Scott Moe announced a "$2 billion economic boo...
May 07, 2020 (Town of Shellbrook/Facebook)
Lakeland Library Region is seeing a healthy uptick in numbers for its online services and digital resource use while the library's branches remain closed to the public during the province's COVID-19 r...
May 07, 2020 The North Battleford Public Library is one of a number of branches in the Lakeland Library Region. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
The provincial government has made it official; students will not be returning to the classroom this school year and in-class learning has been suspended until at least September.In an email to Regina...
May 07, 2020 Education Minister Gordon Wyant says he is pleased with how supplemental learning has been going. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
Calgary-based Almost Home Canine Rescue Founder Dawn MacDonald wants to continue rescuing dogs in Stanley Mission despite the pandemic. She was most recently in the Lac La Ronge Indian Band community ...
May 07, 2020 Dawn MacDonald has saved approximately 135 dogs in Stanley Mission. (submitted photo/Dawn MacDonald)