Meadow Lake

COVID-19 has arrived in Meadow Lake. In a letter to Co-op members and customers dated May 2, Meadow Lake Co-op general manager Caralee Strome confirmed an employee at the Meadow Lake Co-op Service Centre has tested positive for COVID-19. "The employee...

​The Saskatchew​an Health Authority is expanding its testing and contact tracing in La Loche and Clearwater River Dene Nation as it continues its vigorous approach to deal with an outbreak of COVID-19 in the area. The enhanced efforts will...

It has now been six weeks since a state of emergency was declared in Saskatchewan, and another two-week extension was declared earlier this week. We know these past two months have been hard for residents, especially with the prolonged...

The Government of Saskatchewan has announced further measures and supports to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in northern Saskatchewan. The announcement includes further travel restrictions for the Northern Saskatchewan Administrative District (NSAD). Also included was immediate funding of $370,000 targeted...

In spite of the optimism of Premier Scott Moe with regard to Saskatchewan’s ability to “flatten the curve”, the province’s COVID-19 nightmare is not over yet. This is something residents of Saskatchewan’s North, particularly the La Loche and Clearwater River...

First responders from Meadow Lake took part in a nation-wide showing of solidarity last week for the RCMP member killed in the recent shooting rampage on Canada’s East Coast. Last Friday (April 24) at 2 p.m. Atlantic time (11 a.m....

Roddy Ross’ hometown fans from Saskatchewan’s Northwest couldn’t be happier. Ross, 20, of Canoe Lake Cree First Nation and, until recently, a goalie with the Western Hockey League’s Seattle Thunderbirds has been acquired by the WHL’s Regina Pats. At the...

On April 27 at approximately 3 a.m., La Loche RCMP responded to the report of an intoxicated adult male verbally threatening harm to the occupants of a residence located in La Loche. Upon arrival, La Loche RCMP received information the...

A northern Saskatchewan resident in his 80s has died from complications related to COVID-19. The province now has five deaths related to having been infected with the virus. The Ministry of Health has received questions surrounding the time and process...

Following consultation with La Loche mayor Robert St. Pierre and other northern leaders, Saskatchewan’s chief medical health officer, Dr. Shahab, signed a public health order April 24 restricting all non-critical travel into northern Saskatchewan, specifically the Northern Saskatchewan Administration...