Thursday, November 28, 2024

Meadow Lake

M.L. cowboy wins first LRA title

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by Phil Ambroziak Meadow Lake’s Colton Ouellette is a champion. After three years of competing in the Lakeland Rodeo Association, Ouellette captured his first LRA title on the weekend when he came out on top in the bareback riding event during...

Police locate suspect van

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This morning (Thursday, Aug. 30), a Facebook video was brought to the attention of the Meadow Lake RCMP. The video depicts a silver van driving in a school zone, allegedly at a high rate of speed. The van appears...

Deaf camp an inspiration

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by Phil Ambroziak The word of God did not fall on deaf ears during a recent gathering at the north end of Jeannette Lake... or did it? From Aug. 20-25, Camp Oshkidee in the Meadow Lake Provincial Park hosted a family...

Football season is here

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by Phil Ambroziak The Carpenter High School Spartans are ready to roll. With their first game of the 2018 season set for next Friday (Sept. 7) at home, members of the CHS football team have been honing their skills and shaking...

RCMP warn of rental scam

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Recently, Meadow Lake RCMP have seen an increase in phone and email scam complaints targeting the public. The most recent scam includes rental properties. Rental property advertisements are being placed locally. Individuals are using legitimate homes that are for sale...

Gas fire causes mill shutdown

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by Phil Ambroziak A natural gas fire was enough to knock Meadow Lake Mechanical Pulp down, but not out. According to Kathy Cloutier, director of corporate communications with Paper Excellence Canada – the company that owns the local pulp mill –...

Northland Chrysler sold

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by Terry Villeneuve Kelowna, Vernon, Calgary, Saskatoon, Prince Albert and Meadow Lake. All these communities now have a Wyant Group automobile dealership. Northland Chrysler in Meadow Lake has been sold. The buyer: the well respected, well known Wyant family where they represent...

New med students for M.L.

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by Phil Ambroziak The Meadow Lake Hospital is now both a health and an educational facility. Starting this week, three third-year undergraduate medical students from the University of Saskatchewan’s College of Medicine became the first participants in the new Saskatchewan Longitudinal...

B-ball camp rises to top

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by Phil Ambroziak Basketball players of all ages were recently given the opportunity to rise above the competition. The fourth annual Rise Above basketball camp – hosted by former Meadow Lake teacher Navanga Burke – took place Tuesday to Thursday this...

Athlete sets swim records

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by Phil Ambroziak A former Meadow Lake athlete is making a splash in the world of competitive swimming. Recently, Nikita Ens captured a bronze medal and broke five records at the 2018 Canadian Swimming Trials in Edmonton. The meet took place...