Paramedics/Fire

Woman ejected from vehicle among 136 weekend calls for Parkland Ambulance

It may have been a relaxing weekend for many, but it was much less so for Parkland Ambulance.Local EMS crews dealt with 136 calls for service, several of which took them far afield, and one of them in...

Aug 08, 2022

'He was a man with many talents': online fundraiser launched to help family of man after fatal crash

Tributes and support are pouring in for the family of a man killed in a car crash earlier this week.As of Friday afternoon, a GoFundMe had raised over $3,000.Late Tuesday evening, Tyrone Smallchild, f...

Jul 29, 2022

Man in hospital after collision on Highway 2 south

Update: At 9:20a.m. Friday morning, RCMP provided further information.One man is in hospital after a collision near St. Louis on Thursday afternoon.At around 3:15 p.m. Parkland Ambulance and RCMP were...

Jul 28, 2022

24-year-old man struck and killed by vehicle near Pelican Lake First Nation

The circumstances surrounding a tragic incident Monday night in northern Saskatchewan remains under investigation.A 24-year-old man who had been walking along the highway north of Pelican Lake First N...

Jul 27, 2022

MacDowall collision takes two lives, two more in hospital

A crash between two pickup trucks last evening has taken the lives of two people and hospitalized a child and another man. RMCP said a 16-year-old girl driving one pickup is dead along with the 46-yea...

Jul 27, 2022

Fire destroys business south of Nipawin

A shop that has been a staple of the business community south of Nipawin for 30 years is no more after a fire on the weekend. Nipawin fire chief, Paul Cockell, said they got the call Saturday afternoo...

Jul 27, 2022

Highway 11 traffic returns to normal after crash

RCMP and STARS Air Ambulance responded to a collision on Highway 11 south of MacDowell on Tuesday night.The southbound lanes were closed overnight, but reopened early Wednesday, according to the Highw...

Jul 27, 2022

Parkland Ambulance offers advice for Drowning Prevention Week

Hot summer days mean more people out on the water at local lakes or swimming in backyard pools. Whichever people are doing, Parkland Ambulance is asking everyone to keep some safety tips in mind. July...

Jul 21, 2022

'Thank you, Brandon': Mother names son after paramedic who delivered him

Jackie Ermine has now given birth to five children. Her most recent child, which she said will be her last, was the strangest birth of the bunch. Paramedics from Parkland Ambulance helped Ermine give ...

Jul 20, 2022

P.A. fire department sees rise in calls in 2021

The Prince Albert Fire Department (PAFD) was quite busy last year.They officially released their 2021 stats earlier in the week which showed they received nearly 1,300 calls. This is a 19 per cent inc...

Jul 20, 2022