Tag Archives: Health
Medical cannabis facility receives green light from local R.M. council
A 29,000 square foot medical licensed cannabis cultivation facility has secured a home in the Rural Municipality (R.M.) of Buckland, after a vote by the R.M. council on Monday.Prior to the vote, detai...
Jun 11, 2019 (The Canadian Press)
Life saving technology; the advancement of paramedic care
Following Paramedic Service Week, paNOW spent a week with the men and women of Prince Albert's Parkland Ambulance learning about the ever-advancing technology used on a daily basis by paramedics acros...
Jun 10, 2019 The interior of an ambulance. These vehicles are filled with a variety of technology that allow paramedics across the country to save lives. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)
La Ronge selected for Early Years Family Resource Centre
Work will begin immediately to establish an Early Years Family Resource Centre in La Ronge. That's according to a provincial government media release, which states a community planning team will be or...
Jun 10, 2019 La Ronge will be one of 10 communities in the province to have a family resource centre. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Equine therapy enhanced thanks to donation of special saddle
A donation of a therapy saddle by La Ronge Elks and the Children North Early Childhood Intervention Program will be a benefit to residents with cognitive or physical disabilities. Tina Johnson of Alic...
Jun 10, 2019 The La Ronge Elks Fair Grounds are used for equine therapy sessions. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Food bank, christmas hampers see high demand from Battlefords' families
Between March 1, 2018, and Feb. 28, 2019, 48 per cent of those who accessed the food bank in the Battlefords were children. The national average is 35. And for the second year in a row, it served a re...
Jun 07, 2019 Battlefords District Food and Resource Centre Executive Director Erin Katerynych, left, and Food Bank Manager Heather O’Neill at the annual general meeting and volunteer appreciation event, Thursday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Alcohol-related emergency room visits decreasing in La Ronge: CAMP
Visits associated with alcohol to the emergency room at the La Ronge Health Centre are decreasing for people 16 years and older.The data was revealed in a Lac La Ronge Region Community Alcohol Managem...
Jun 07, 2019 Data from CAMP shows alcohol-related emergency rooms visits are decreasing. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Media provided look at proposed retreat site amidst community objections
While nothing has been finalized, including where even the drive way might be built, the media was invited Thursday to take a look at the site which could be home someday to a special retreat for firs...
Jun 07, 2019 Jeff Reeder discusses the site plans with the media. The property is located roughly 30km. west of Prince Albert in the Rural Municipality of Duck Lake. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Northern teacher walking, biking and rollerblading to Prince Albert
A physical education teacher from northern Saskatchewan is on a mission to raise awareness about the consequences of inactivity. Blair Sands has been a teacher at Deschambault Lake's Kimosom Pwatinahk...
Jun 06, 2019 Blair Sands embarked on his trip about two weeks ago. (submitted photo/Blair Sands)
Online bootleggers emerge as alcohol-related RCMP calls rise
La Ronge RCMP are experiencing an increase in the number of alcohol-related calls for service. That's according to data provided from the detachment, which shows there's been a 15 per cent rise in cal...
Jun 06, 2019 Local residents have been willing to pay twice as much for alcohol online compared to store prices. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Local social worker takes Indigenous concerns to Senate
A Prince Albert social worker is taking part in an annual initiative with the Senate of Canada.Trevor Dubois is part of a group of eight Indigenous young people who are in Ottawa, where among other op...
Jun 05, 2019 Trevor Dubois meeting with Senator Peter Harder of Ontario. (submitted photo/Senate of Canada)