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Town of Nipawin closing facilities due to COVID-19

The Town of Nipawin has announced a number of closures in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.Their news release today said the town's top priorities are the health, safety, and well-being of employees and...

Mar 16, 2020 (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

MLBEX awards postponed amid Coronavirus concerns

Meadow Lake's Chamber of Commerce will delay the Meadow Lake Business Excellence Awards (MLBEX) this Friday as precaution against COVID-19. Trevor Dignean, an administrator from the Chamber, told mead...

Mar 16, 2020 (submitted photo/Meadow Lake and District Chamber of Commerce Facebook Page)

Possible COVID case turns out negative

The Rural Municipalities (R.M.) of Prince Albert and Buckland remain COVID-19 free, following news of a false alarm.The decision was made Sunday night to close the central office on River Street becau...

Mar 16, 2020 The central office for the Rural Municipalities of Buckland and Prince Albert is located in Prince Albert at 99 River St. E . (File photo/ paNOW Staff)

P.A. schools respond to provincial closure

Prince Albert's school divisions are responding to the government decision announced Monday that all school classes in the province will be suspended indefinitely from Friday. The last day of school f...

Mar 16, 2020 Premier Scott Moe announces the decision to close the province's schools. (Sarah Mills/Twitter)

City day cares remain open, monitoring COVID-19

In its latest response to the threat of COVID-19, the provincial government has announced the closure of all schools, which also applies to all daycares located in those same buildings.Licensed day ca...

Mar 16, 2020 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)

Victoria Hospital Foundation Updates

Victoria Hospital Foundation is carrying on!With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) now declared a global pandemic, we cannot help but think of all those we know and care about around the world, includi...

Mar 16, 2020

Cindy's Independent Grocer in Melfort wins 'Golden Grocer Award'

Cindy's Independent Grocer in Melfort received some recognition from Loblaw's family of stores in Western Canada.Cindy's is the 2019 recipient of the Golden Grocer Award. The award is given to a store...

Mar 16, 2020 (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)

Show focuses on Holocaust, residential school survivors' trauma, recovery

Their stories are not the same, but they both endured great pain and trauma that impacted their lives.Artist Carol Wylie brings her art exhibition, They Didn't Know We Were Seeds, to The Chapel Galler...

Mar 16, 2020 Artist Carol Wylie shown at the reception for her exhibition They Didn't Know We Were Seeds, scheduled to run at the Chapel Gallery until April 12. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)

Dekker Centre Show Cancelled

Due to the mass gathering mandate by the Government of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Health Authority and the Chief Medical Officer, Christine Tassan et les Imposteures is CANCELLED.Our Box Office team w...

Mar 16, 2020

All City of Melfort facilities are now closed to the public

The City of Melfort is following the lead of many organizations amid the COVID-19 outbreak.They have announced the closure of all City of Melfort facilities, effective immediately."It's an unprecedent...

Mar 16, 2020 Even city hall in Melfort is closed to the public. (File photo/northeastNOW Staff)