Meadow Lake

by Phil Ambroziak The story of Raymond Gran and Harold Thompson will never be forgotten. Although the RCMP indicated earlier this year it had no plans to recover the Cessna 180 the two men occupied when it crashed into the murky...

by Phil Ambroziak Get the truck off the ice. That’s what both the RCMP and conservation officers with the provincial Ministry of Environment are asking the public to do in the wake of warm weather last week that has resulted in...

Meadow Lake could once again be facing a heath care crisis with the impending departure of several doctors. Dr. Gavin Van de Venter – chief of staff at the local hospital – confirmed six doctors and one nurse practitioner will...

“This is a good news budget for Meadow Lake.”That’s how Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison sums up the 2019 provincial budget, tabled in the Legislature last Wednesday (March 20), when it comes to the benefits people in his riding...

by Terry Villeneuve A well-known hockey broadcaster from northern Saskatchewan, Clarence ‘Tsi-Boy’ Iron, improved his ratings recently while making history as being the first play-by-play announcer to call a game on national television in Cree. “We woke up the Cree listeners,”...

by Phil Ambroziak Good things are worth the wait. That’s the message the provincial government shared with Meadow Lake and area residents yesterday (March 20) when, upon release of the Saskatchewan Party’s 2019-20 budget, it was revealed the long-awaited provincial funding...

by Phil Ambroziak Mother Nature’s mess has bought the historic Meadow Lake grandstand a little more time. The grandstand was originally scheduled to come down next week, but those plans have been put on hold because of how sloppy the melting...

by Phil Ambroziak It’s been a heck of a ride. That’s how both wrestlers and coaches at Carpenter High School described the 2018-19 wrestling season, which recently wrapped up following this past weekend’s Saskatchewan High Schools Athletic Association (SHSAA) provincial championships,...

by Phil Ambroziak The feces-like odour that notoriously permeates the air in Meadow Lake during springtime could soon be a thing of the past. According to mayor Gary Vidal, the smell – traditionally experienced when warmer weather returns and sewage buildup...

by Phil Ambroziak “It was great.” That was how Kinsmen member Duane Horvey summed up this year’s Telemiracle held Saturday and Sunday (March 2 and 3) at the Meadow Lake Civic Centre. Horvey chaired the event this year and said he...