Paramedics/Fire

High number of discarded needles found around Nipawin in September

Some concerning numbers about sharps from the Nipawin Fire Department (NFD). In their monthly information report to council, the department said the total number of sharps pickups around the community...

Oct 18, 2024

Melfort Fire Department open house highlights new equipment, history

Hundreds of people filed through the Melfort Fire Department (MFD) Thursday night for their open house. The event saw the young, and young-at-heart, learning more about the department, their equipment...

Oct 11, 2024

UPDATED: Loon Lake RCMP investigating fire that torched St. George Anglican Church

UPDATE - Sept. 29, 11:38 a.m.Loon Lake RCMP confirmed that they are investigating the blaze that destroyed the St. George Anglican Church on Saturday morning. Police also confirmed that nobody was ins...

Sep 28, 2024

Vehicle fire near Nipawin and at James Smith Cree Nation

Fire crews have responded to two vehicle fires in the area. The first was near Nipawin Monday afternoon, when the Nipawin Fire Department was called to a car fire east of town. The vehicle owner quick...

Sep 25, 2024

'The building was completely charged with black smoke': Fire chief describes golf resort fire

Black smoke from floor to ceiling and temperatures exceeding 800 degrees fahrenheit. That's how Jim Arnold, the fire chief at Candle Lake is describing the inside conditions during Monday's fire at th...

Sep 24, 2024

Fire at Candle Lake Golf Course

The Mayor of Candle Lake says it's a sad day for the community.Colleen Lavoie is responding to the early morning fire that destroyed a large section of the resort village's golf clubhouse. Fire crews ...

Sep 23, 2024

Emergency crews called to Melfort-area rollover

The Melfort Fire Department (MFD) responded to an early morning rollover near Melfort on Friday. They were called to a single vehicle rollover east of Melfort just after 1 am. After traffic control wa...

Sep 20, 2024

Nipawin Fire Department puts out landfill fire at Shoal Lake

The Nipawin Fire Department was called to a fire at a local landfill. Crews were called early Wednesday morning to the dump fire at Shoal Lake, the far eastern edge of the department's boundary. The d...

Sep 12, 2024

Healing begins for students, staff at Evan Hardy Collegiate

Warning: This story may contain details that are disturbing to some readers. The Kids Help Phone is available 24-7 at 1-800-668-6868, or text 686868. Adults can access Saskatoon Mobile Crisis 24-7 at ...

Sep 09, 2024

No injures reported after early morning house fire

There is good news to share regarding Thursday morning's house fire in Melfort. Fire Chief Leonard Whitney told northeastNOW that everyone got out of the house safely. "Damage was contained to (the) b...

Aug 29, 2024