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Council candidate brings more than 30 years of municipal government experience

Richard Levesque knows the ins and outs of municipal affairs in Meadow Lake. The council incumbent, who won a by-election last November, previously worked for the city from 1981 to 2009 as the assista...

Oct 21, 2020

Phase two of outdoor learning area at Brunswick school in Melfort installed

The second phase of the Brunswick School outdoor learning area is complete.Phase one was installed about five years ago and included a gazebo.Principal Rodney White told northeastNOW it was all part o...

Oct 21, 2020

Local talent headlines opening week for fall season at the Rawlinson

In an effort to reopen the arts and entertainment industry, the EA Rawlinson Centre for the Arts will have live performances this week, starting Thursday night.They are not sold out yet, but tickets a...

Oct 21, 2020

Bittersweet day as Scott Jenkins celebrates his daughter, marks anniversary of wife Aly’s death

It was a bittersweet day for Scott Jenkins on Tuesday.As he marked his daughter Sydney's first birthday, and his own 32nd birthday, it also was one year ago to the day that his wife Aly passed away du...

Oct 20, 2020

Battlefords experiencing slick road conditions

Tuesday morning before 10 a.m. there was a collision near the corner of 100th Street and 16th Avenue due to slick road conditions, the RCMP has confirmed. No one was injured in the crash, that involve...

Oct 20, 2020

P.A. Police reassuring public with four officers COVID-19 positive

The Prince Albert Police Service are reassuring the public they have enough resources and officers to ensure public safety after they announced three more officers tested positive for COVID-19 Tuesday...

Oct 20, 2020

Second suspect facing charge related to homicide near Onion Lake First Nation

Onion Lake RCMP have charged a second man in relation to the homicide of Braden Richard Bull.On Monday, 26-year-old Branden Dillon of Onion Lake was arrested in Prince Albert and charged with second-d...

Oct 20, 2020

Battlefords Community Players kickoff theatre season

The Battlefords Community Players (BCP) drew the curtain on their theatre season this week, hosting their opening performance Monday, with another showing to follow Tuesday evening.The Outsider is the...

Oct 20, 2020

Mayor reflects on term as Melfort holds final council meeting ahead of municipal election

The City of Melfort held their regular council meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, and it so happened to be the final meeting of the term for this incarnation of council.The municipal elections take place on ...

Oct 20, 2020

What'sHappeningNOW Oct. 19, 2020

Reporter Alison Sandstrom talks about mayoral candidate Josh Morrow's newly announced election platform.

Oct 19, 2020