Tag Archives: People
P.A. to be represented at world conference
A City of Prince Albert employee is set to take part in a world conference.Lauren Haubrich, an aquatics programmer with the city will be travelling to Durban, South Africa in October to speak at the W...
Jul 26, 2019 Lauren Haubrich will represent the City of Prince Albert at the World Conference on Drowning Prevention. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Riding bull: a Fennig family legacy
Being thrust back and forth on - and subsequently off - the back of an angry one-tonne animal, may not be the thrill most people are looking for; but for North Battleford's Fennig brothers, nothing be...
Jul 26, 2019 Chance and Wyatt Fennig, pictured here at the PBR Classic Thursday at the North Battleford Civic Centre. (Martin Martinson/battlefordsNOW Staff)
SaskTel expanding high-speed internet services in Saskatchewan
Dial-up internet and farmer vision television service could soon be a thing of the past.SaskTel announced yesterday communities from the Village of Paradise Hill across to the Town of Preeceville are ...
Jul 26, 2019 Internet service expansion in Saskatchewan (file photo/CJME Staff)
Air Ronge resident using plastic waste to create new products
Terri-Ann Weinberger of Air Ronge is hoping a home-based business she launched will help divert recyclable plastics away from the local landfill.At a regular Air Ronge council meeting this week, Weinb...
Jul 26, 2019 Terri-Ann Weinberger is using Number 2 and 5 plastics to create new items. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
North East SPCA making a call for volunteers
As the completion of the Harry and Eve VIckar animal shelter draws near, the North East SPCA is hoping to recruit more volunteers.The group is hosting an information session according to Volunteer Coo...
Jul 26, 2019 The North East SPCA Harry and Vickar shelter building is very close to being complete. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
MLA Nadine Wilson charged with common assault
Long-serving Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault in relation to an alleged incident involving family members in Saskatoon earlier this year.The office of Premier...
Jul 26, 2019 MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault and has resigned her position as provincial secretary. She will make an appearance in court in September. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Northwest Territorial Days: A staple of summertime in the Battlefords
The spectacle of lights edging the fairgrounds, as a monster Farris wheel looms overhead; the sounds of the roller coasters whizzing by and the scent of mini doughnuts fills the air; there is nothing ...
Jul 26, 2019 When the sun goes down and dusk begins to set, the lights on the fairgrounds keep the Exhibition alive, as the community comes together at the annual Northwest Territorial Days. (submitted photo/Jocelyn Ritchie)
B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memorabilia was...
Jul 26, 2019 Alan Schmegelsky, father of Bryer Schmegelsky, poses for a photo during an interview with The Canadian Press in Mill Bay B.C. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the young man's death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Kane
Advisory issued for blue-green algae in Saskatchewan
Make sure to check the water before swimming for the next few weeks around Saskatchewan.The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have issued a blue-green algae advisory for th...
Jul 25, 2019 Blue-green algae build up. (submitted photo/The Water Security Agency)
Senior residents given greater mobility following fundraising
Residents at two Prince Albert seniors care facilities will soon have greater mobility and freedom, thanks to funds raised through the annual Victoria Hospital Charity Classic golf tournament.The eigh...
Jul 25, 2019 Ralph and Zigga Anderson, residents of P.A.'s Herb Basset Home, will soon have a photo of themselves placed on the van purchased for residents' transportation. (submitted photo/Victoria Hospital Foundation)