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Melfort Curling Club gearing up for 2019/2020 season

Snow is on the ground, which means curling season is near.On Nov. 4, the Melfort Curling Club will kick off it's 2019/2020 season. The fun league that runs on Monday's and Tuesday's is back for anothe...

Nov 02, 2019 (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)

Maze talks education challenges at NDP convention

The head of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation (STF) made a stop in Prince Albert to talk about education.Patrick Maze, the STF's president spoke to the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party convention ...

Nov 01, 2019 Patrick Maze, president of the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation spoke at the Saskatchewan NDP convention Friday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Nipawin recruiting new fire chief

Brian Starkell is no longer the fire chief in Nipawin.Starkell had been fire chief in the community for nine years.Nipawin Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Barry Elliott would not elaborate on the c...

Nov 01, 2019 Brian Starkell (Facebook/Canadian Firefighters - CVFSA)

Concerns raised about Indigenous graduation rates

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) and the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation (STF) are calling for more support to increase Indigenous high school graduation rates.STF President Pat...

Nov 01, 2019 Saskatchewan Teachers Federation and Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations call for immediate investment in education. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)

Ace was pulled but the chase continues in Melfort

Melfort's Chase the Ace will be back to 52 cards in the deck after just five weeks into the community fundraiser.The ace of spades was pulled by Sherry McJuray last night resulting in a cheque for $68...

Nov 01, 2019 Sherry McJuray pulls the ace of spades at Melfort's Chase the Ace. (Facebook/Melfort and Area Community Chase the Ace)

Applying for Certificate of Indian Status Now Easier

Recent changes to the Secure Certificate of Indian Status application process make it easier to apply for a status card. Learn more: http://ow.ly/x8SJ50pyTUG To protect your personal information, we c...

Nov 01, 2019

Winter Edition of PA Farmer's Market

The Prince Albert Farmer's Market Continues through the winter to find garden vegetables BC fruit, honey, crafts, beef, chicken, bison, baking, jam, jelly, preserves and so much more.Do not forget to ...

Nov 01, 2019

Kairos Blanket Train the Trainer

The Kairos Blanket exercise Train-the-Trainer upcoming workshop is being sponsored by Reconciliation Nipawin.We require 25 paying registrants to break-even in bringing this training to Nipawin.See the...

Nov 01, 2019

Government Strengthens Legislation On Child Support Payments

Amendments are being introduced that will help enforcement of child support orders. The Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Amendment Act, 2019 will amend The Enforcement of Maintenance Orders Act, 1997...

Nov 01, 2019

Local communities weigh in on issuing proclamations

The city of Yorkton has raised some eyebrows after recently announcing that they will no longer be approving proclamations of any kind.The decision was made, according to the city, due to divisions in...

Oct 31, 2019 Mayor Rick Lang says the City of Melfort approves all proclamations. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)