Tag Archives: Paramedics/Fire
'We've got to live for them': Wounded Warriors Weekend
Wounded Warriors Weekend (WWW) was never supposed to make it to 2019.The first WWW was in 2012 where injured and ill Canadian Armed Forces members, veterans, first responders, and their families arriv...
Jul 27, 2019 Veterans and volunteers gather together in front of the Camp Independence sign outside of their Tobin Lake area cottage for Wounded Warriors Weekend (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff).
Young child left in hot car at campground
A young child escaped a hot vehicle with no injuries, according to a spokesperson with Parkland Ambulance.Paramedics were alerted Wednesday afternoon to a child in distress at the Candle Lake Provinci...
Jul 25, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Medics and lifeguards team up to educate public
Swimmers at Kinsmen Water Park got to see lifeguards and paramedics in action Tuesday afternoon.As part of National Drowning Prevention Week, Parkland Ambulance and lifeguards at the water park showed...
Jul 23, 2019 Parkland Ambulance loads the injured swimmer onto a stretcher to cap off the demonstration (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
'Five metres away': Operation Lifesavers' recommendations to avoid train collision
In light of a collision between a train and an SUV in Dafoe, Operation Lifesavers Canada has tips to help drivers avoid making contact with trains.Jean-Guy Dusablon, a regional coordination for Operat...
Jul 22, 2019 STARS air ambulance lifting a 49-year-old man to Regina General Hospital after he collided into the side of a moving train. (Cam Lee/northeastNOW Staff)
Two people sent to hospital after crash near train in Melfort
A three-vehicle crash on Saturday, July 20 in Melfort sent two people to hospital.Crews responded around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 41A and Highway 3 for the crash that was near a trai...
Jul 22, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Melfort newest community to start Junior Firefighter program
The Melfort Fire Department is joining the club when it comes to having a junior firefighter program.Fire Chief Jason Everitt said the idea came about during their last recruitment campaign when they ...
Jul 15, 2019 (file photo/northeastNOW Staff)
Single-vehicle crash kills one, injures two
A single vehicle collision south of Tisdale killed one man and injured two last night. Emergency services responders attended the crash scene on Highway 35 nearly three kilometres south of Tisdale. Th...
Jul 12, 2019 Emergency services attended the scene of a single-vehicle crash nearly three kilometres south of Tisdale late in the evening on July 11. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff)
'It makes no sense': Melfort Fire Department responds to intentional fires over long weekend
Intentional fires on a playground and in the middle of the road had members of the the Melfort Fire Department investigating over the long weekend. The first incident took place on Sunday, June 30 as ...
Jul 03, 2019 Melfort Fire responded to the fire on Macleod Avenue W. on July 2. (Facebok/Melfort Fire and Rescue)
Collision with power pole leads to emergency siren sounding in Nipawin
Despite the town's emergency siren going off, there was no town-wide emergency in Nipawin last night.The siren went off just before 10 p.m., but crews determined the alarm sounded because a vehicle co...
Jun 20, 2019 Nipawin's town-wide emergency siren went off last night but fortunately there was no emergency. (Facebook/Nipawin Fire)
Wildlife collision on Highway 11 highlights deer danger
A vehicle versus wildlife incident on Highway 11 late Monday night that sent a 55-year-old woman to hospital, is a reminder to all motorists to be cautious of animals on the roads.The collision highli...
Jun 18, 2019 The Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation is warning the public of the potential increase in deer population. (File Photo/ paNOW Staff)