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Premier Moe and Saskatchewan cabinet talk with Melfort businesses and voters

Premier Scott Moe and Saskatchewan Cabinet Ministers held a cabinet meeting at the Kerry Vickar Centre in Melfort.The meeting on July 17 is one of multiple cabinet and caucus meetings being held acros...

Lisa Brady Jul 17, 2019 Premier Scott Moe (left) and Melfort MLA Todd Goudy (right) took part in a provincial cabinet meeting at the Kerry Vickar Centre. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Area power outage for Thursday morning

Power will be shut off for Nipawin area customers for two hours during the early morning hours of Thursday.From 5 a.m. to 7 a.m., SaskPower will have a planned power outage and will be conducting syst...

Jul 17, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)

Ducks Unlimited hosting event to recruit volunteers

A day of information and presentations is being hosted by Porcupine Plain Ducks Unlimited as the organization looks to recruit volunteers.This Friday at the Greenwater Lake Hall, three different semin...

Jul 17, 2019 Ducks Unlimited in Porcupine Plain is hosting an event to recruit volunteers. (Facebook/DUC Sask fundraising events)

Kinistino Communities in Bloom prepared for Class of Champions competition

As president of Kinistino Communities in Bloom (CiB), Angie Bragg took her final drive through town and made sure everything is tidy.Lawns need to be trimmed and weeds need to be picked before judges ...

Lisa Brady Jul 17, 2019 Flowers are planted, lawns are cut, and projects are complete in the Town of Kinistino ahead of the Class of Champions Communities in Bloom judges' arrival. (Facebook/Kinistino Communities in Bloom)

Learn the Warning Signs of Dementia

The Melfort Library is hosting the ABCs of Dementia July 18 at the library.See the poster for details.

Jul 17, 2019

Family Fun Weekend at Creekside Arena - Melfort

Come out and join us for a fun weekend with your family. We have fun events for the kids as well as some family friendly events such as team sorting and a ranch trail class. Saturday evening we are ha...

Jul 17, 2019

Man vs. beast: The catch of a lifetime

North Battleford's Bill Landrie has fished in the North Saskatchewan River for essentially his entire life. Ever since he was three years old and his parents first took him out to cast a line off the ...

Jul 17, 2019 Bill Landrie, pictured here with his prized catch, a 64-pound sturgeon out of the North Saskatchewan River. (submitted photo/Janet Lynn)

'Exceeded our expectations': Communities in Bloom judges visit Melfort

Canada Communities in Bloom (CiB) judges have nothing but bouquets for the City of Melfort.The judges arrived to Melfort on July 15 as part of the 2,501 to 7,500 population category of the 2019 Nation...

Lisa Brady Jul 16, 2019 Canada Communities in Bloom Judge Lucy Chang (left) learns about the community garden at Spruce Haven Park from Peggy George (right) of Melfort Communities in Bloom. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)

Province celebrates Parks Week

Summer is a great season to step outside and take advantage of the province's natural beauty.Staff with the Ministry of Parks Culture and Sport hope this week, July 14 to 20, residents and visitors ta...

Nipawin Fair Continues

The Nipawin Fair Continues Tuesday and Wednesday with lots to see and do.Tuesday, July 16, 2019 8:00 AM Nipawin Ex Light Horse Show 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Chariot Races - Grandstand 2:00 PM Entertainment S...

Jul 16, 2019