Meadow Lake gets 2012 Sask Summer Games    
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In just over two years, Meadow Lake will welcome over 1,000 of the strongest, fastest and most dedicated young athletes in the province. Following a hurried but comprehensive bidding process, Meadow Lake was named the host city for the 2012 Saskatchewan Summer Games last week. [more]

Lafond to run for Grits in north    
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Gabe Lafond of Green Lake was acclaimed as the Liberal Party's next candidate in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River Riding on January 30. The uncontested nomination was held at the Northwest Friendship Centre in Meadow Lake. [more]

RCMP briefs   
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Edmonton teens apprehended in Meadow Lake drug bust On Thursday, January 28, the Meadow Lake RCMP detachment acted on information that three male youths were selling crack cocaine from a local business in the city. [more]

Lasting dog control needed in north    
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People have been pointing fingers this past week at who is responsible for the death of a young boy on a northern Saskatchewan First Nation. Ten year old Keith Iron was allegedly killed by a pack of dogs while walking to his cousin's house on the Canoe Lake Cree First Nation last Sunday. [more]

Phone-in appointments replace walk-in clinic    
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The walk-in clinic at the Meadow Lake Associate Clinic saw some changes last week, in an effort to make the service better for patients. According to Director of Primary Health Care Services Gary Nolin, the clinic is no longer walk-in for patients needing same day but non-emergent care. [more]

Medical director stepping down, wants northern medical care brought to 'another level'   
Posted 4 days ago
When Doctor Peter Butt took the helm of Northern Medical Services in 1996, there were only nine physicians and one medical health officer (MHO) serving the northern half of Saskatchewan. As he prepares to transition away from from his position as director the north has 31 doctors and two MHO's. [more]

Head of Canada's Orthodox Church visits local parish    
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On January 31, Meadow Lake's All Saints Orthodox Church was the last stop on Archbishop Vladyka Seraphim's pastoral tour of Saskatchewan. The Archbishop is the spiritual leader of Canada's roughly 500,000 Orthodox Christians. [more]

Northern fire chief works to improve rescue services    
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A Northwest Saskatchewan fire chief has taken it upon himself to work towards providing better fire and rescue services to his community and the surrounding area. [more]

Stamps pick up a win    
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The Meadow Lake Stampeders snapped out of a frustrating seven-game losing streak over the weekend. The Stamps picked up an impressive 5-2 win over the Neilburg Monarchs at the Meadow Lake Arena on January 30. [more]

CHS wrestlers compete at huge Edmonton meet   
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Last weekend, the Carpenter High School wrestling team attended their first meet since a pre-season tournament in early December. It was also the first time the team had attended the Golden Bear Invitational High School Tournament at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. [more]

Spartans dominate competition in North Battleford   
Posted 4 days ago
The Carpenter High School boys' basketball team were dominant on the way to a tournament win at North Battleford's John Paul II High School. The quality of the teams was somewhat lower than what the Spartans have gotten used to this year. [more]

Stingers win gold at tournament   
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It was another winning weekend for both senior Jonas Samson Junior High basketball teams. Both boys and girls teams were in Melfort, and both came home with the gold. Boys coach Rob Kozinsky said his team came through once again and won their third straight tournament. [more]

Local rink plays in curling northerns   
Posted 4 days ago
The Meadow Lake-based rink of Skip Jason Richter, Greg Kuffert, Greg Ackerman, and Tyson Mutch was in Saskatoon from January 28-31 for the Men's Northern Playdowns. The team played six matches at the Bridge City's Nutana Curling Club, winning three and losing three. [more]