The CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities was in Melfort Wednesday to discuss their expansion to Prince Albert. Tammy Forrester spoke to various stakeholders at the Kerry Vickar Centre, explaining the building of new Ronald McDonald Houses in Prince Albert and Regina. "The Prince Albert project is well underway,&...

The Nipawin Fire Department has been busy in the past few days. After calls about a structure fire and a fuel leak earlier April 1, fire crews had to put out another fire at a house in Nipawin. Engines 1 and 2, along with Rescue 1 and 17 firefighters responded to the house fire on Seventh Avenue In Nipawin at around 8 ...

Melfort RCMP are asking for your help in finding the suspect in a fraud case in Kinistino. The incident happened Jan. 8., when the man presented himself as an employee of a construction company and purchased a significant number of tools for the business. Unfortunately, the credit cards he used were stolen and the paym...

The Melfort RCMP detachment will have body cameras for all officers by the end of this week. The body cams are being rolled out over the coming year as 10,000 frontline officers across Canada will be wearing them. "It's one more piece of equipment that we have attached to the front of us, it's going to be obvious ...

Fire crews in Nipawin were kept busy yesterday.The Nipawin Fire Department was called to a structure fire in the RM of Torch River just before 9 a.m. on Tuesday. An outbuilding was completely engulfed in flames by the time fire crews arrived. (Nipawin Fire/Facebook)There were no injuries, and no other buildings were af...

A new educational program is coming to Tisdale next year. Suncrest College is offering a Tisdale intake for its Primary Care Paramedic (PCP) program starting in May of 2026. Applications are now open for the program, which runs for 51 weeks and will conclude in July 2027. Twelve students will be accepted into the progr...

A local community will receive additional funding through the Government of Canada's Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). Twenty-seven top-performing HAF communities will receive more funding as part of the first round of the program. The goal is to end restrictive zoning and speed up permitting, cutting red tape to fast tr...

The CFL's West Division Most Outstanding Lineman and Melfort native Logan Ferland will be with the Green and White through 2027. The former Melfort Comet and Regina Thunder offensive lineman inked a two-year contract extension, the Saskatchewan Roughriders announced in a news release on Monday. Ferland was the glue tha...

Lawsuits pressed by the Cumberland House Cree Nation and Opaskwayak Cree Nation against SaskPower and the provincial government were dismissed at the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal. Both of the Nations disputed that proper consultation was done when SaskPower was given renewed licenses to operate the EB Campbell and Nipa...

This year's camping season is getting started with the addition of new seasonal sites and Candle Lake and Meadow Lake Provincial Park. The province announced new sites have been added to Buffalo Pound Crooked Lake, Great Blue Heron and Makwa camprounds as well. All told, 63 new seasonal sites were added along with two ...

Editor's Note: The original article indicated council would vote on the recommendations Apr. 7. Council will not vote on the proposals that day; rather at a 'future council meeting'.-City Council in Melfort has two decisions to make regarding the Historic Post Office. Administration made a pair of recommendations at th...

The City of Melfort may not have received as much snow as first feared, but that doesn't mean there aren't challenges on the streets and sidewalks. An Alberta Clipper came through the province as March comes to a close and the system brought wet snow and strong wind. Melfort's Director of Public Works Kalyna Cipywnyk t...

The Humboldt District Health Foundation's Equip to Care campaign was a huge success. The 13th annual campaign raised $192,303.90 which will be used to purchase desperately needed equipment for the Humboldt District Health Complex. Foundation Executive Director Lorrie Bunko was thrilled with the response to the campaign...

The Nipawin Fire Department (NFD) has been busy this week with a couple of significant calls. Crews responded to a single-vehicle rollover just east of the village of Love Wednesday night. The following day, the NFD was called to a garage fire in Nipawin. Crews responded to this garage fire around noon on Thursday. (Ni...

The Town of Nipawin has awarded the tender for their outdoor multi-sport court. The tender was awarded to Watermaster Irrigation Services Ltd. at this week's council meeting, for an amount not exceeding $335,000 plus GST. General Manager of Leisure Services Chelsea Corrigan told northeastNOW the court will hold one bas...

The Town of Tisdale passed their operating and capital budget for 2025 at their council meeting this week. "This budget has been carefully developed to reflect the needs and priorities of our community, while ensuring fiscal responsibility and long-term sustainability," a town news release stated. Residents w...

The City of Humboldt is preparing for the snow and wind as winter refuses to go away quietly. An Alberta Clipper is expected to bring 10 cm of snow or more to the Humboldt area, along with wind gusts up to 70 km/h. That combination is expected to make life miserable for motorists across the province. Director of Public...

A man wanted by police has been known to frequent the northeast. According to Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers, 28-year-old Seagun Laliberte has been known to live in the Nipawin, Red Earth Cree Nation, and Cumberland House areas. Laliberte faces a number of weapon and other charges, including pointing a firearm, using a fi...

Melfort RCMP are looking for your help as they battle ongoing issues with thefts from liquor stores. In a news release on Wednesday, the Melfort detachment indicated they have dealt with "an unusually high number of shoplifting incidents from liquor stores in Melfort" over the past few days. There were five s...

Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers is cautioning people about a wanted man who has ties to Tisdale.Twenty-four-year-old Darius Ryell McNab's last known addresses are in Tisdale, Fishing Lake First Nation, Gordon First Nation, and Star First Nation. He is listed as 6-4 and 233 pounds. McNab is wanted for assault with a weapon,...

SaskTel's 5G network is expanding to several local communities. The company has announced its newly expanded 5G network is coming to nearly 100 cell sites serving rural communities in the province. "SaskTel's 5G network is delivering for the people of Saskatchewan by transforming how they connect, work, and access...

One last gasp of winter is heading our way. The province will see an Alberta Clipper coming through on Thursday, bringing with it significant precipitation and strong wind. Danielle Desjardins of Environment and Climate Change Canada said the system is expected to arrive overnight into Thursday morning in west-central ...

Humboldt RCMP are asking for the public's help to solve a case of vandalism. The incident happened at a business parking lot along Highway 20 in Middle Lake on March 6. Video surveillance showed a four-door older model Chevrolet truck with a dark slip tank pull into the parking lot. (Submitted/RCMP)A man wearing a ball...

The warmer weather isn't all good news for homeowners in Melfort. It appears the criminal element is also warming up, attempting to steal items from vehicles and garages. Numerous posts on various social media pages regarding crime in Melfort have indicated attempted break-ins and thefts across the city, including Scot...

The Melfort Mustangs look to take a stranglehold in their SJHL playoff series with the Kindersley Klippers. Melfort won the first two games at the Northern Lights Palace by a combined score of 11-3. The Mustangs had two goals and an assist from Reilley Kotai in their 5-2 victory Friday night. Melfort scored six unanswe...

The warm weather is welcome, but the spring thaw and melt can lead to issues for unprepared homeowners. The City of Humboldt is asking residents if their home is ready for the spring thaw. "Flood damage can be quite costly. With the arrival of spring, it is important to be aware of the risks spring thaw can bring,...

A suspect wanted after the break-ins at post offices in Codette and Love has been arrested. Nipawin RCMP found Reginald Nawakayas while out on patrol on Sunday. He was taken into custody, and during the arrest they found and seized a loaded sawed-off shotgun. Nawakawas was charged with an additional eight counts, most ...

The federal election is upon us, and there are some changes of note for residents in local communities. A new election map has led to electoral ridings being altered, meaning many will be voting in a different constituency in 2025 than they did in the last vote in 2021. Here are the new constituencies in the 2025 Feder...