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Climate Demonstration in La Ronge

There will be a Climate Demonstration TODAY, October 11 from noon until 2:00 p.m. at 1212 Hildebrand Drive in the Town of La Ronge.We want Saskatchewan to be apart of the bigger conversation about wha...

‘Community connection is essential’: Melfort Fire wants to continue opening its doors

The Melfort Fire Department has a tradition of hosting an open house every year during Fire Prevention Week, and 2019 was no different.Melfort and area residents showed up to the city's fire hall on O...

Oct 11, 2019 Melfort and area residents were able to get hands on experience, such as extinguishing a fire, during the fire department's open house. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Canada Life Donation to Victoria Hospital Foundation

Canada Life makes $20,000 commitment to local healthcare in Prince Albert. The Victoria Hospital Foundation is proud to announce an early $20,000 pledge to kick off this year's Give a Little Life Day ...

Church Yard Sale

The La Ronge United Church Yard Sale is November 2nd from 9:00 a.m. until noon.Head on over to the La Ronge Unted Church at 127 MacAuley Street to find some great deals.

Annual Rockettes calendar campaign kicks off

People from around the community came together for a night out at Bennigan's Thursday, to celebrate the official launch of the 2020 Rockettes calendar. An annual event promoting breast cancer awarenes...

Oct 11, 2019 The models and team from the 2020 Rockettes calendar pose for a picture Thursday night with 93.3 The Rock's Bryan Flannery at the launch event at Bennigan’s in North Battleford. (battlefordsNOW Staff)

Advance polling for election gets underway today

Barry Hollick, a veteran of five previous federal elections for the Prince Albert riding, sits in his Elections Canada office on Central Avenue. He jokes that he's the guy in the back without the wind...

Oct 11, 2019 Returning Officer for the Prince Albert riding Barry Hollick sets the scene for what will be a busy time for his team of hundreds of staff across 152 polling stations. Advanced voting runs Oct.11 through Oct.14 with election day on Oct.21. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)

Rotary Trail now officially complete

The smell of hot asphalt filled the air as crews finished the last meters of the Rotary Trail, with some help from city officials.Nineteen years after the project began, Thursday's ceremonial shovelin...

Oct 10, 2019 Mayor Greg Dionne (left), Dave Fischl (centre) and Coun. Don Cody (right) use shovels to spread asphalt onto the last meter of the Rotary Trail. (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW Staff)

Local government representatives make thoughts known about federal campaign

With the federal election campaign well underway some of Saskatchewan's municipal leaders are making their opinions known.Ray Orb president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SAR...

Oct 10, 2019 SUMA president Gordon Barnhart speaking to delegates at a meeting in Prince Albert last month. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Battlefords Chamber holding all-candidates forum open to public

The Battlefords Chamber of Commerce plans to hold an all-candidates forum open to the public on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.The event will take place at the Muse Theatre at the Western D...

Oct 10, 2019 Battlefords Chamber of Commerce chair Dallan Oberg, left, will act as the moderator for the all-candidates forum in North Battleford on Oct. 17. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)

CMHA hosts annual Thanksgiving meal

Nearly 100 people came together on Thursday at the Nest to share a Thanksgiving meal. The Canadian Mental Health Association uses the Central Ave. space to operate a drop-in centre and run various voc...

Oct 10, 2019 People at CMHA's the Nest share a Thanksgiving lunch (submitted/Sara Fremont)