Harvey has local impact
by Phil Ambroziak
Residents of the northwest are not immune to the wrath of Hurricane Harvey.
Don and Yvonne Arlett of Meadow Lake have been receiving daily updates from their daughter, Gail Goodman, who resides with her husband, John, and children...
Hockey sisters to Poland
by Phil Ambroziak
Earlier this week, 19-year-old Delaney Ross and her 18-year-old sister, Hailey, departed for Katowice, Poland where they will spend the next year playing professionally for the GKS Katowice of the Polska Hokej Liga – the highest level...
La Loche matter adjourned
by Phil Ambroziak
The waiting game continues.
Closing arguments to determine whether the La Loche shooter should be sentenced as an adult were scheduled to continue Sept. 1 in Meadow Lake. The matter was adjourned once again, however, when it was...
Harrison withdraws
Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison will not be the next premier of Saskatchewan.
Today (Sept. 1), Harrison announced he will be withdrawing from the Saskatchewan Party leadership race.
"I am announcing today I will be withdrawing my name from the Saskatchewan...
Stockyards receive upgrade
by Phil Ambroziak
Like the agriculture industry it serves, Meadow Lake Livestock Sales Ltd. continues to grow.
Work is ongoing at the local stockyards where, by this fall, a new office building is expected to be completed. The project, which began...
Suicide crisis continues
by Derek Cornet
The suicides of four young women in the Northwest this month have family and friends mourning their passing.
In August, two members of the Birch Narrows Dene Nation ended their lives, as did a young woman from Flying...
Sentencing hearing adjourned
By Derek Cornet
Closing arguments to determine whether the La Loche teen shooter should be sentenced as an adult lasted only 20 minutes before the hearing was adjourned.
The teen, as well as Crown prosecutor Lloyd Stang and defence lawyer Aaron...
NWSD appoints new chair
by Derek Cornet
Two board members of the Northwest School Division (NWSD) will serve as chair and vice-chair on an interim basis until an organizational meeting can be held in November.
The change was sparked due to the retirement of former...
iPads stolen from school
In the last week, the Meadow Lake RCMP have been very busy with some serious investigations.
Since Aug. 16, police have been dispatched to four separate break-and-enters in rural areas/farmyards. After investigation, RCMP have charged 32-year-old Kevin Vincent with two...
Harrison seeks premiership
by Phil Ambroziak
It's official.
This morning (Aug. 19), Meadow Lake MLA Jeremy Harrison announced he will be seeking the Saskatchewan Party leadership, a decision he came to with his family in the week that followed the news of Premier Brad...