Tag Archives: People

The fair arrives in Humboldt this week
The City of Humboldt's Summer Sizzler gets kicked off on Thursday.West Coast Amusement Midways is setting up for the fair weekend that typically sees around 6,000 people go through the grounds at the ...
Jun 11, 2019 The Humboldt Summer Sizzler begins this Thursday. (Facebook/Humboldt Summer Sizzler)

Community comes together to paint Melfort grandstands
The grandstands at the Melfort exhibition grounds have a fresh new look ahead of the summer season.The Prairie North Coop's (PNC) Communities in Full Color program and numerous community volunteers re...
Jun 11, 2019 The grandstands at the Melfort exhibition grounds before and after painting. (Facebook/Melfort Ag Society)

Life saving technology; the advancement of paramedic care
Following Paramedic Service Week, paNOW spent a week with the men and women of Prince Albert's Parkland Ambulance learning about the ever-advancing technology used on a daily basis by paramedics acros...
Jun 10, 2019 The interior of an ambulance. These vehicles are filled with a variety of technology that allow paramedics across the country to save lives. (Brady Bateman/paNOW Staff)

Muenster product lone Saskatchewan player taken in Major League Baseball Draft
Just one player from the province of Saskatchewan was taken in the 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft between June 3 and 5.That player is Logan Hofmann, a young pitcher from Muenster who has spent...
Jun 10, 2019 Logan Hofmann was drafted in the 35th round of the MLB Draft June 5. (submitted photo/Logan Hofmann)

Saskatchewan philanthropists honoured for a lifetime of giving
Gordon Rawlinson says he learned the importance of giving back to the community from his father.It was a good lesson, as the owner and CEO of Rawlco Radio and his wife, Jill, have become two of Saskat...
Jun 08, 2019 (Submitted photo/CJME News)

Garth Brooks: 'There's just something about Canada'
Every athlete or performer knows its important to power up before a big competition or performance. For country music superstar Garth Brooks vitamins and power drinks are on the menu."My vitamins and ...
Jun 06, 2019 The Garth Brooks Stadium Tour takes the country music superstar to Regina's Mosaic Stadium on Aug. 10. (submitted photo/garthbrooks.com)

Vancouver Island to Humboldt: Broncos find new assistant coach
The Humboldt Broncos are bringing in a West Coast vibe to the coaching staff next season.Curtis Toneff, from Nanaimo, B.C., was officially announced as the Broncos' new assistant coach for the 2019-20...
Jun 05, 2019 Curtis Toneff will be moving on as head coach of the Nanaimo Buccaneers Junior B Hockey Club on Vancouver Island to become the new assistant coach of the Humboldt Broncos. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW Staff)

St. Brieux woman behind Saskatchewan Sisterhood road trip launches book
The St. Brieux woman who took a seven-week trip around Saskatchewan to highlight and connect women will be taking her story to Melfort with her latest book launch.Amanda Perrot from St. Brieux started...
Jun 05, 2019 Amanda Perrot of Grounded Goodness in St. Brieux has launched her book that focuses on last year's Saskatchewan Sisterhood road trip. (submitted photo/Amanda Perrot)

Melfort grandstands to get face lift
The Melfort grandstands at the exhibition grounds will be painted on Monday thanks to the 'Communities in Full Colour' program through the Prairie North Co-op (PNC).The Melfort Agriculture Society's a...
Jun 04, 2019 The grandstands at the exhibition grounds are to be painted on Monday, June 5. (Angie Rolheiser/northeastNOW)

Northern Alberta residents start returning home after two-week evacuation due to fire
Some residents in northern Alberta have started to return home after being forced by wildfires to leave their communities two weeks ago. An evacuation order was lifted this morning for resid...
Jun 03, 2019