Woman charged with fraud at M.L. long-term care home
On Dec. 7, 2018, Meadow Lake RCMP received a report of fraud at a local long-term care home.
Since receiving the initial report, police officers collected evidence and conducted interviews with many witnesses. That investigation has determined, between 2016 and...
Trail named for late park worker
As a man who always loved the outdoors, Tom Ouellette’s name will always be linked to Makwa Lake Provincial Park.
Mr. Ouellette, a resident of Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation, worked at the park for close to two decades before passing...
U11 team crowned STEP champs
The champs are here!
This past weekend saw the Meadow Lake Thrashers win a tournament held in Maidstone to claim the U11 STEP League ‘A’ side championship. The Thrashers defeated the Turtleford Tigers 11-5 in the final to win the...
Fire chief/building official role splits
If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
This is a line the management team at the City of Meadow Lake has proven holds true when, during Monday’s (March 14) city council meeting, a motion was carried to amend...
M.L. Kinettes donate nearly $7K to Telemiracle
There may not have been a local event again this year, but Meadow Lake’s presence was still felt at the annual Telemiracle event held this past weekend in Regina.
Representatives from the Meadow Lake Kinettes made their way to Telemiracle...
CHS wrestlers compete at regionals
What appeared in the beginning to be a questionable season at best will end with wrestlers from Meadow Lake’s Carpenter High School competing for a provincial championship.
This past weekend, six CHS athletes – Isaac Fleury, Lucas Klaassen, Kevin Handspiker,...
Beta Sigma Phi disbands
After more than three decades of giving back to the community, the final chapter appears to have been written for Beta Sigma Phi.
The non-academic international sorority established a Meadow Lake chapter in September 1991, but, according to founding member...
Second mail theft suspect named
On Feb. 16, Loon Lake RCMP located and arrested Brenda Partridge in Loon Lake. Partridge, who is charged on connection with recent incidents of mail theft in Meadow Lake, has appeared in court and has been remanded into custody...
Former Beauval resident weighs in on conflict in Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has hit close to home for a former teacher from Saskatchewan’s Northwest.
Don Skopyk, who lived and worked in the Beauval area for decades, has direct ties to his country of origin and, since the...
COVID causes travel bookings to remain low
Restrictions may be lifted, but caution and concern remain firmly intact.
At least this is the case when it comes to the public’s willingness to travel out of country amidst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Debbie Sheppard, who operates a...