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COVID Alert App Launched In Saskatchewan

The Health Canada COVID Alert app is available to Saskatchewan residents. Once downloaded to your smart phone, subscribers may participate in digital COVID-19 exposure alerts. "As more activities head...

Oct 22, 2020

Family Pumpkin Carving for PAGC Urban Members

Deliveries will start Friday for the PAGC Family Pumpkin Carving.Please message or text with address.This event is for PAGC Urban residing in Prince Albert.See the poster for details.

Oct 22, 2020

Melfort Hospital gift shop temporarily moves into Historic Post Office

The gift shop at the Melfort Hospital will be temporarily set-up at the Melfort Historic Post Office.Volunteers with the North Central Health Care Foundation (NCHCF) run the gift shop but have been lo...

Oct 22, 2020

Masks 'a small price to pay' to watch hockey

If you're going to want to watch a hockey game in Prince Albert, or anywhere in the province, you're going to have to wear a mask.P.A. Minor Hockey technical director James Mays said that's 'a small p...

Oct 21, 2020

COVID-19 positive person or persons were at trio of locations in Kelvington

Kelvington is one of communities listed in the Saskatchewan Health Authorities COVID-19 exposure list on Wednesday, Oct. 21.A person or persons who tested positive for the virus was at three different...

Oct 21, 2020

Phase two of outdoor learning area at Brunswick school in Melfort installed

The second phase of the Brunswick School outdoor learning area is complete.Phase one was installed about five years ago and included a gazebo.Principal Rodney White told northeastNOW it was all part o...

Oct 21, 2020

Compost Pick-Up Dates Extended

Good News! Compost pick up has been extended until November 4, 2020. So that means you can now empty out any Halloween leaf bags and throw out your pumpkins after Halloween. Thank you MTN for facilita...

Oct 21, 2020

Dealing with Nuisance Wildlife

How can you deal with nuisance wildlife? The Ministry of Environment general inquiry line (1-800-567-4224) can connect you with the appropriate contact depending on your location and the animal.Altern...

Oct 21, 2020

New Hours for the Haunted Corn Maze, Haunted House and new Boneyard

New Hours for the Haunted Corn Maze, Haunted House and new Boneyard at Paintball Paradise just outside of Prince Albert.Due to the cold weather, and demand for the Very Scary Haunt, we have changed ou...

Oct 21, 2020

Safe Restart funding helping City of Melfort operate in projected surplus

The City of Melfort's financial status is looking a bit more positive than it did earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic.At the regular council meeting on Monday, Oct. 19, there was plenty of talk regarding...

Oct 21, 2020