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Volunteer firefighters practice driving skills
Volunteer firefighter Orin Caverly gets some advice from Ian Kosokowsky on how to better negotiate the perception test during a Saskatchewan Emergency Vehicle Operator course held at Meadow Lake...
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Ice rescue on Waterhen Lake
Meadow Lake Fire and Rescue members Jason Schenk (left) and Joe Grela (right) bring Norman Martell to shore during an ice rescue Nov. 16. Martell had been checking his fishing nets when he fell through...
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Lights and sirens approved for firefighters’ personal vehicles
Meadow Lake deputy fire chief Joe Grela shows off his new emergency lights, installed in his personal vehicle. The lights, as well as siren allow Grela the same rights as an emergency vehicle when they...
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Record amount at Battle of the Badges
Cst. Travis Adema and Lt. Rick Burnett take part in the ceremonial puck drop at the seventh annual Battle of the Badges hockey game Nov. 25. By Mac Christie The 7th annual Battle of the Badges hockey...
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Fire and Rescue get ‘new’ vehicle
Meadow Lake fire chief Neil Marsh (left) receives the keys to the recently donated 2003 Ford van from Cliff Orriss (right), the director of emergency health services for Prairie North. The van, a...
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Blaze puts family out in the cold
By Rhonda Cooper A family has been displaced from their home following a significant house fire at 726 Third Street East in Meadow Lake, Dec. 15. Meadow Lake Fire and Rescue received the call just...
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Fire destroys shop at Tupper’s Construction
Cheryle Cornish, co-owner of Tupper’s Construction Ltd., looks over the remains of a barn-like structure that served as a workshop at the company’s Highway 4 location. The building and its contents –...
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Truck crashes into seniors’ complex
by Derek Cornet A Meadow Lake resident says he was inches from death recently when a truck barrelled into Meadow Manor on Centre Street. “When it hit, I thought it was an earthquake,” manor resident...
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Salvation Army kicks off Christmas fundraising efforts
Lee Schenk of Meadow Lake provides a donation to the Salvation Army’s annual Kettle Campaign during Friday’s Battle of the Badges hockey game at the Meadow Lake Arena. With Christmas just around the...
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One injured in semi tractor trailer crash
A cleanup crew on the scene the day after a recent crash involving two semi tractor trailers south of Meadow Lake. by Phil Ambroziak The irresistible force met the immovable object Nov. 25 when,...
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City council approves 2015 budget
by Phil Ambroziak The City of Meadow Lake wants to ensure it’s being financially responsible to the people who call the community home. That’s why a major focus of the recently approved 2015 municipal...
View ArticleSpartans stand strong
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” Renowned football coach Vince Lombardi’s words couldn’t be more fitting in light of the latest turn of events to impact the Carpenter...
View ArticleFootball shed burns
by Phil Ambroziak The Carpenter High School Spartans football team is not about to let its legacy go up in smoke. “We will build back up – that’s not even a question,” remarked long-time CHS coach and...
View ArticleFire guts Meadow Lake home
by Phil Ambroziak It wasn’t the happy New Year Meadow Lake resident Shawna Lumgair and her son, Arlan, were hoping for. Shortly before 12 noon Jan. 1, the Lumgairs lost their home and most of their...
View ArticleSpartans stand strong
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.” Renowned football coach Vince Lombardi’s words couldn’t be more fitting in light of the latest turn of events to impact the Carpenter...
View ArticleFootball shed burns
by Phil Ambroziak The Carpenter High School Spartans football team is not about to let its legacy go up in smoke. “We will build back up – that’s not even a question,” remarked long-time CHS coach and...
View ArticleFire guts Meadow Lake home
by Phil Ambroziak It wasn’t the happy New Year Meadow Lake resident Shawna Lumgair and her son, Arlan, were hoping for. Shortly before 12 noon Jan. 1, the Lumgairs lost their home and most of their...
View ArticleEvent promotes emerg. services
by Phil Ambroziak There were several bear sightings – and other “animals” of all shapes and sizes for that matter – in Meadow Lake May 22. That was the day when local emergency services hosted their...
View ArticleFirefighters kept busy
by Phil Ambroziak There wasn’t much time off this holiday season for members of Meadow Lake Fire and Rescue. “We had a busy week,” remarked fire chief Neil Marsh when discussing a series of calls the...
View ArticleFDFN man rescues children
by Phil Ambroziak The recent actions of a Flying Dust First Nation man have him adjusting to a fitting yet unfamiliar title – hero. A house fire May 19 destroyed a home located at 10 Amisk Rd. on...
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