Tag Archives: People
Cumberland, Parkland College President and CEO getting comfortable in new position
The new President and Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland and Parkland Colleges coalition is settling into his new position.Dr. Mark Hoddenbagh started July 2 and has been out and about in the commu...
Jul 29, 2019 Mark Hoddenbagh visted 105 CJVR and Saskatchewan's New Beach Radio this week. (Mat Barrett/northeastNOW Staff)
Large population of canids infected with tapeworm capable of causing "tumour-like" disease
A small tapeworm capable of causing a "tumour-like disease" in humans is becoming more common in carnivorous animals with up to 70 per cent of coyotes tested near the P.A. area to be infected.Echinoco...
Jul 26, 2019 (Submitted photo/Frank Crockett)
SaskTel expanding high-speed internet services in Saskatchewan
Dial-up internet and farmer vision television service could soon be a thing of the past.SaskTel announced yesterday communities from the Village of Paradise Hill across to the Town of Preeceville are ...
Jul 26, 2019 Internet service expansion in Saskatchewan (file photo/CJME Staff)
North East SPCA making a call for volunteers
As the completion of the Harry and Eve VIckar animal shelter draws near, the North East SPCA is hoping to recruit more volunteers.The group is hosting an information session according to Volunteer Coo...
Jul 26, 2019 The North East SPCA Harry and Vickar shelter building is very close to being complete. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW Staff)
MLA Nadine Wilson charged with common assault
Long-serving Saskatchewan Rivers MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault in relation to an alleged incident involving family members in Saskatoon earlier this year.The office of Premier...
Jul 26, 2019 MLA Nadine Wilson has been charged with common assault and has resigned her position as provincial secretary. She will make an appearance in court in September. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
B.C. murder suspect not a neo-Nazi, is more fascinated by Russia, dad says
PORT ALBERNI, B.C. - A murder suspect who allegedly sent photographs of a swastika armband and a Hitler Youth knife to an online friend was not a Nazi sympathizer, but he did think the memorabilia was...
Jul 26, 2019 Alan Schmegelsky, father of Bryer Schmegelsky, poses for a photo during an interview with The Canadian Press in Mill Bay B.C. on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. The father of a suspect in the deaths of three people in northern British Columbia says his son is in "very serious pain" and he expects a nationwide manhunt will end in the young man's death. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Kane
Advisory issued for blue-green algae in Saskatchewan
Make sure to check the water before swimming for the next few weeks around Saskatchewan.The Water Security Agency and the Saskatchewan Ministry of Health have issued a blue-green algae advisory for th...
Jul 25, 2019 Blue-green algae build up. (submitted photo/The Water Security Agency)
RCMP locate missing Melfort man
Christopher Neilsen has been located according to a media release from Melfort RCMP. - Melfort RCMP are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. Christopher Neilsen, 38, was last seen b...
Jul 24, 2019 Christopher Neilsen was last seen on July 22 by his family in Melfort. (submitted photo/RCMP)
Mark Chase returns to the SJHL as the Hawks' new assistant coach
When Devin Windle stepped down from the Nipawin Hawks as their assistant coach after the 2019 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) playoffs to take the same role with the Whitecourt Wolverines in ...
Jul 23, 2019 Mark Chase (left) returns to the SJHL as the Nipawin Hawks' new assistant coach after he previously spent two seasons with the Melville Millionaires from 2016 to 2018 (submitted photo/Mark Chase).
A floral predicament: Saskatchewan residents encouraged to avoid picking wildflowers
Summertime in Saskatchewan, everything is green and growing.With all the lush and vibrant wildflowers growing in provincial green spaces and ditches, who can be blamed for wanting to pick a floral cen...
Jul 23, 2019 The Western red lily is a protected flower under the Provincial Emblems and Honours Act. (Ronald Quaroni/paNOW Staff)