Golfing and Fishing
Nipawin shows off town attractions, local area during annual Media Day
The Town of Nipawin once again got to showcase their great neck of the woods during the annual Media Day.The 54th rendition of the day precluded the 54th annual Great Northern Pike Festival, which will begin Father's Day (June 15).Media from across Saskatchewan were provided with a complimentary 18 holes of golf at the...
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UPDATE: Upwards of 15,000 people flee Saskatchewan wildfires, says Premier Moe
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says thousands have fled a wildfire in the province's north, almost doubling the number of people already forced from their homes.Speaking on a Rawlco Radio show, Moe said about 7,000 people have evacuated the town of La Ronge, nearby Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. That numbe...
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Golfing and Fishing
Nipawin shows off town attractions, local area during annual Media Day
The Town of Nipawin once again got to showcase their great neck of the woods during the annual Media Day.The 54th rendition of the day precluded the 54th annual Great Northern Pike Festival, which will begin Father's Day (June 15).Media from across Saskatchewan were provided with a complimentary 18 holes of golf at the...
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Historic post office
Update on future of Historic Post Office in Melfort
An update on the Historic Post Office in Melfort. The facility is set to have three flat roofs replaced in the coming months, and the historic building was further discussed at a recent Governance and Priorities Committee meeting. Director of Community Services Rob Lok told northeastNOW that the tender for the roof rep...
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Lending a helping hand
Fire crews from Melfort the latest to join fight against northern wildfires
More local fire departments are sending help to fight wildfires in northern Saskatchewan. The Melfort Fire Department is the latest to send help to battle the blaze that threatens the La Ronge area.Fire Chief Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW they are able to lend a helping hand. "We sent an engine and a four-pers...
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Denare Beach update
Fire claims structures in Denare Beach, evacuation order remains in place
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Candle Lake Fire Department receives fire suppression units from Global Medic
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Denare Beach evacuated
All personnel, including volunteer firefighters, evacuated from Denare Beach
An unnerving update from the Village of Denare Beach in northeast Saskatchewan. The community had already been evacuated due to the nearby WOLF wildfire. An update from the Village Monday afternoon brought harrowing news. "Due to intense wind conditions and the growth of the WOLF fire, all remaining essential staf...
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Saskatchewan
Prince Albert's Gage Grassick named U Sports athlete of the year
Gage Grassick, a University of Saskatchewan Huskies women's basketball guard from Prince Albert, has been given the highest honour in Canadian university sports.On Monday, U Sports announced Grassick was the female recipient of the Lois and Doug Mitchell Athlete of the Year award.Grassick is the first female athlete fr...
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Tuesday wildfire update
20 active wildfires across Saskatchewan, 33 communities evacuated
The Pisew fire, west of La Ronge grew 3,000 hectares overnight. It has now charred a total of 86,630 hectares and has caused damage in the community. Structures, including homes, have been lost in the Eagle Point neighbourhood. Derek Cornet is a Pattison Media reporter for larongeNOW.com. He lives in the community and ...
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Rhonda Blackmore removed as commanding officer of Saskatchewan RCMP
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Evacuee response
Mayor says city in 'holding pattern', Red Cross responsible for housing evacuees
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La Ronge Health Centre closed as SHA evacuates 49 acute-care patients
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Prince Albert's Gage Grassick named U Sports athlete of the year
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders are embracing the expectations put on the team for 2025.In 2024, plenty of question marks surrounded the CFL club heading into the season - a new head coach in Corey Mace, quarterback Trevor Harris was coming off a season-ending knee injury and the club hadn't been in the playoffs since 202...
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Riders resting many starters in second CFL preseason game
Plenty of new faces will get a chance to show what they can do in the Saskatchewan Roughriders' second preseason game.The CFL club is sitting a number of the presumed starters for the game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on Friday. Kickoff for the game is set for 7 p.m. at Mosaic Stadium. The Green Zone pregame show ...
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Propane For Pets - May 15th
Making a Difference for the NESPCA One Propane Fill at a Time
At Prairie North Co-op, we love when our team members come up with great ideas, especially when those ideas are about raising funds for local charities! Keith Mamer, our gas bar division manager, had seen a similar fundraising event in Alberta and took the initiative up with Federated Co-op Limited (FCL) to make things...
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The United Nations has declared 2025 the International Year of Co-operatives, the theme for the year is 'Co-operatives Build a Better World'. If that seems a little too 'rose coloured glasses' on a global scale, one has to only take a look at how one local co-operative operates to understand how the co-operative model ...
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