Community

Local student receives prestigious $100,000 scholarship

A local student from John Paul II Collegiate received a prestigious honour this month. Emily Simon took part in the finalist selection process in Toronto for the LORAN (Long-Range Aid to Navigation) S...

Feb 11, 2019

Melfort Special Olympic athletes shine in Regina

It was a golden performance for the Daniel Fiedelleck rink of Melfort at the Special Olympics Saskatchewan Winter Games in Regina.Fiedelleck, Scot Earl, Garnet Gerski, Kyle Hartt and Rodney Mitchell e...

Feb 11, 2019

Winter Festival helping keep Love’s community hall running

The Village of Love saw a smaller turnout than the usual 200 to 250 people for its annual winter festival Saturday, but organizers are happy with the crowd considering the cold weather over the weeken...

Feb 11, 2019

Learning about Melfort's storied curling history

The Melfort Curling Club was the sight of another Coffee and Coversation event hosted by the Melfort Museum last week.On Thursday, Feb. 7, people gathered at the curling club to enjoy snacks and coffe...

Feb 09, 2019

SIIT relocates, invests in the Battlefords

An investment in the future of not only the students, but the City of North Battleford.The grand re-opening of the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies (SIIT) North Battleford Career Centre t...

Feb 08, 2019

Hudson Bay to host provincial snowmobile festival

The countdown is on before the groomed snowmobiling trails in the Hudson Bay area can be showcased.Around 300 riders are expected to be in the area for the Saskatchewan Snowmobile Association's snowmo...

Feb 08, 2019

Northern councils attend SUMA in large numbers

Northern councils were well represented this week at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association's (SUMA) annual convention in Saskatoon. "It was a really good chance for my board to go to SUMA,...

Feb 08, 2019

Cold temperatures not stopping tri-community school bus drivers

With school bus cancellations across Saskatchewan this week, parents in the tri-communities can rely on the drivers with NorthWinds Bus Lines no matter how cold it gets. That's according to owner Anne...

Feb 08, 2019

‘We’re at the very early stage’: Diamond mine open houses set expectations

Dozens of residents in the Melfort area dropped by the Kerry Vickar Centre on Thursday, Feb. 8, to learn more about a potential diamond mine and jobs in the northeast.Representatives from Star Diamond...

Feb 08, 2019

Job Opportunities with Lac La Ronge Indian Band

Senator Myles Venne School - Spec Ed Teacher February 11, 2019 Health Services - Personal Care Worker Re-Ad - February 14, 2019 Health Services - Personal Care Worker -February 20, 2019 Open - Journey...

Feb 08, 2019