Tag Archives: Community

Cameco commits $1 million for COVID-19 relief
Cameco has made a financial commitment to help out Saskatoon, Prince Albert, and northern communities with a $1 million COVID Relief Fund.Grants will be made available to charities, not for profits, t...
Apr 15, 2020 (file photo)

Municipalities of Saskatchewan in search of interest-free funding from the province
The Municipalities of Saskatchewan (MOS) has pitched an idea to the province which would allow municipalities the opportunity to borrow funds interest-free, so they can keep up with the financial dema...
Apr 14, 2020 (CKOM News Staff)

Prince Albert Food Bank receives $20,000 donation
The Prince Albert Food Bank has received a notable donation.In a media release from the Prince Albert and Area Community Foundation (PAACF), the Lawson Foundation in consultation with the PAACF will b...
Apr 14, 2020 (Prince Albert Food Bank/Facebook)

Province rolls out support for businesses
Businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will soon receive economic support from the provincial government. On Monday the province began accepting applications for the Small Business Emergency Pay...
Apr 14, 2020 The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce is welcoming the government support. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Honouring those behind-the-scenes: celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
This week offers a chance to say thank you to a vital part of emergency response across the country.It's National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.Melfort Ambulance manager Wayne Therres said tele...
Apr 14, 2020 (File photo/paNOW Staff)

COVID-19 prompts cost hikes for supplies but not necessarily price gouging
In the current COVID-19 economic climate, there can be a difference between what would be considered price gouging versus the market forces that can dictate the cost of important supplies. MeadowlakeN...
Apr 14, 2020 (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

SHA planning COVID-19 assessment site for La Ronge
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has plans to establish a COVID-19 assessment site in La Ronge.That's according to an email sent to larongeNOW by health authority spokesperson Doug Dahl, who wrote th...
Apr 14, 2020 The site will be established depending on a number of factors. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Hockey community remembers Colby Cave
The tremendous outpouring of support for Colby Cave's family continues from people throughout the hockey world.The Cave family has been overwhelmed by the condolences and respectful words from former ...
Apr 14, 2020 Members of the hockey community joined the Battlefords region in remembering Colby Cave over the past two days. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW)

Group ready to bring help to older people's doors
A local organization is gearing up to help some of Prince Albert's more vulnerable seniors.The Heart of Seniors Gathering Church is going to start handing out healthy food hampers along with personal ...
Apr 14, 2020 The Heart of Seniors Gathering Church is ready to help seniors amid the current outbreak. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
What'sHappeningNOW April 14, 2020
Senior Reporter Nigel Maxwell speaks with battlefordsNOW reporter Josh Ryan about hundreds of people who were lined up down Highway 15 to support Colby Cave.
Apr 14, 2020