Tag Archives: Health
Pilot community paramedic program marks anniversary
Parkland Ambulance and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) are marking one year since launching the Community Paramedic Pilot Program.The initiative provides treatment to residents on location as ...
May 13, 2019 It marks one year since the community paramedic program started as a pilot in P.A. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Documentary on Lyme Disease coming to N.B.
Those interested in learning more about ticks and Lyme Disease will want to visit the North Battleford Library Wednesday for a presentation by the Saskatchewan Lyme Disease, Vector Borne and Zoonotic ...
May 13, 2019 Ticks and Lyme disease will be the focus of the documentary Under Our Skin that will be shown at the North Battleford Library, Wednesday. (File photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Bike Safety Week takes place in Saskatchewan
It's Bike Safety Week across Saskatchewan and paramedics with the Melfort Ambulance are doing their part to make sure everyone is safe.Starting Sunday, May 12 and running until Saturday, May 18, the t...
May 13, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Stanley Mission nurse receives national award of excellence
In honour of her dedication and initiative, Stanley Mission's Janet McKenzie was one of three women from across the country to receive Indigenous Services Canada's Award of Excellence in Nursing. She ...
May 13, 2019 Janet McKenzie is a registered nurse in Stanley Mission. (submitted photo/Government of Canada)
N.B. proclaims Sexual Assault Awareness Week with flag-raising ceremony
Sexual Assault Awareness Week was officially proclaimed in North Battleford with a flag raising ceremony outside city hall Monday morning.Mayor Ryan Bater and the Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault C...
May 13, 2019 Battlefords and Area Sexual Assault Centre (BASAC) representatives with North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater, right, gather outside city hall for a flag- raising ceremony Monday for Sexual Assault Awareness Week. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Concerns raised over cannabis and youth
The effects of cannabis on developing minds are a major issue for the Schizophrenia Society of Canada (SSC), and in particular a looming deadline in Canada's move towards further legalization.The recr...
May 13, 2019 Edible marijuana products are displayed for sale at a Weeds Glass and Gifts medical marijuana dispensary in downtown Vancouver, B.C., on Friday, May 1, 2015. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN PRESS)
Mental Health Gala wraps up after 10-year milestone
It was a bittersweet evening when the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan's North Battleford branch held its final annual Champions of Mental Health Gala Saturday, marking a 10-y...
May 12, 2019 Comic and mental health advocate Big Daddy Tazz, left, and RPN Cathy Watson, an event organizing committee member, shown at the Champions of Mental Health Gala Saturday. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
$25K cheque presented to Rose Garden Hospice Association
The group raising money for the future hospice in Prince Albert, has received a big boost.On Friday afternoon, Malcolm Jenkins, on behalf of Canadian Tire, presented representatives from the Rose Gard...
May 10, 2019 The hail and rain Friday afternoon did not dampen the mood at the site of the proposed hospice on Marquis Road. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
More housing available for people with mental health issues
Prince Albert now has more housing available for those who have long term mental health issues. Friday morning the ribbon was cut to officially open Joni's Place, which has six independent living unit...
May 10, 2019 Joe Hargrave, left, Doug Kinar, Ben Hladun, Jerri Hitchings, and Greg Dionne (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Sponsors show support at BUH Foundation kick off celebration
There was a good start to the Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH) Foundation kick off event Wednesday, as a lead up to the 23rd Annual Wayne Pruden Memorial Golf Tournament next month.Some of the sponsor...
May 10, 2019 Left to right, Tracy Voigt (BUH Foundation board of directors secretary); Donnica Bernier (BUH Foundation board of directors); Dana Johnson (North Battleford Golf & Country Club director of golf), Green Fee Sponsor; and Chad Gartner (Innovation Credit Union Vice President, Financial Advisors), Master Sponsor. (Unable to attend was M&M Food Market North Battleford owner and franchisee Ed Lee, Banquet Sponsor.) (BUH Foundation/Submitted)