Meadow Lake

by Phil Ambroziak It wasn’t an easy list to come by, but the Meadow Lake and District Chamber of Commerce has found its Business Excellence Award winners for 2018. The 14th annual MLBEX event took place last night (March 21) at...

by Phil Ambroziak For Rick Burnett it’s not so much a calling as it is an overwhelming desire to simply do good. Burnett, a long-time Legion member and community volunteer, recently took on the role of Legion chaplain at Branch 76...

by Phil Ambroziak What’s better than seeing one provincial wrestling banner hanging in the Carpenter High School gymnasium? Two provincial wrestling banners. Actually, make that three provincial wrestling banners. While last year saw Jacob Ambroziak earn CHS its first-ever provincial wrestling...

by Phil Ambroziak You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you might be able to convince local government to improve a piece of outdated and substandard legislation. At least that’s the hope of Meadow Lake resident Stephanie Mamer who,...

by Terry Villeneuve A helping hand has been extended to residential school survivors from Saskatchewan’s northwest. First Nations residents affected by their time at residential schools and by the ’60s Scoop attended a two-day healing journey conference Feb. 27 and 28...

by Phil Ambroziak Meadow Lake’s Carpenter High School is once again looking to leave its mark on the provincial wresting mat. This past weekend, 11 of the 17 wrestlers (nine from CHS and two from Jonas Samson Junior High) who attended...

Around 5 a.m. today (March 1), Meadow Lake RCMP were dispatched to a complaint of a gunshot inside the 7-Eleven store on Railway Avenue. No one was injured and it’s believed the discharge of the firearm was not intentional. A...

by Phil Ambroziak Recreational activities require a lot of hard work. That’s why, during its regular meeting Feb. 26, Meadow Lake city council approved a motion directing administration to explore the options for having a recreation director/manager for the community. The...

by Phil Ambroziak It took a community to raise a child and now that child wants to give back. Former Meadow Lake resident Sandra Semchuk said her first priority after recently being presented with a Governor General’s Award for her contributions...

Through careful investigation during a traffic stop, Meadow Lake RCMP were able to seize 12.85 grams of crystal meth and a quantity of marijuana shortly before 3 a.m. Feb. 28. The vehicle was stopped for deficiency under provincial legislation and...