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Agriculture Director weighs in on COVID-19 and the ag sector

The agriculture sector has had to deal with a number of developments and changes as the COVID-19 situation has evolved over the last month or so.farmnewsNOW Agriculture Director Alice McFarlane is out...

Mar 28, 2020 Award-winning Agriculture Director Alice McFarlane discusses COVID-19's effects on the ag industry (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Big River Mill temporarily closing amid COVID-19 pandemic

Carrier Forest Products Ltd. announced they are temporarily suspending operations at the Big River Mill, effective immediately.A major contributor to the forest industry in Saskatchewan since 1995, th...

Mar 27, 2020 Carrier Forest Products Ltd. announced a halt to all operations at the Big River Mill on Friday. (Courtesy: Carrier Forest Products Ltd.)

No further on-reserve COVID-19 cases in the North

Twenty-four of the 104 COVID-19 cases being reported in Saskatchewan straddle three large geographically regions including Prince Albert and the North. Meanwhile, there is some good news coming out of...

Mar 27, 2020 Southend, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. (Cameconorth.com)

Northeast Co-ops adopt e-Transfer options amidst COVID-19 pandemic

Some Co-ops in the northeast have implemented a new way to serve while enforcing social distancing recommendations.Prairie North and Beeland Co-op will accept e-Transfer payments as part of their phon...

Mar 27, 2020 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff).

Battlefords emergency services increasing safety measures during COVID-19

Wearing protective gear to reduce risk toward emergency services members and the public is part of the job, however, the lengths to which members at the fire department and ambulance services has incr...

Mar 27, 2020 Ambulance and fire services are increasing regular safety practices to prevent the possibility of COVID-19 transmission. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

La Ronge pharmacies 'planning for the worst and hoping for the best'

Pharmacies in La Ronge have split employees into separate shifts as a measure to continue operating in the event a worker becomes sick. "Slowly we're just getting used to the new normal, and we're pla...

Mar 27, 2020 Vapour shields have been installed at both La Ronge pharmacies. (Harbour Pharmacy/Facebook)

'It looked very very bleak': Melfort Trade Alliance positive after federal funding announcement

The Melfort business community is one of many communities across Canada that might benefit from the federal government's latest announcement.On Friday, March 27, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announce...

Mar 27, 2020 (File Photo/northeastNOW Staff)

North West College to continue clinical work for nursing programs

Some post-secondary institutions in the province are looking at continuing their nursing programs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and within new safety parameters.North West College is currently work...

Mar 27, 2020 Clinical work for nursing students at North West College will pik this week, with increased safety parametres in place. (battlefordsNOW Staff/Josh Ryan)

P.A. woman receives parade for 40th birthday

Dozens of Shannon Billo's closest friends and family showed up for her 40th birthday on Thursday in Prince Albert, and none of the province's social distancing rules were breached.Shannon and her husb...

Mar 27, 2020 (submitted photo/Cory Lillis)

Feds increase wage help for business amid COVID-19 pandemic

The Prince Albert and District Chamber of Commerce is applauding the latest federal government move to keep businesses afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ottawa will now offer a 75 per cent wage subsi...

Mar 27, 2020 (The Canadian Press)