Author Archives: Teena Monteleone
Red Cross continues to support evacuees
Thousands of evacuees have been cleared to return to their home communities, but the work of the Red Cross is not over yet. “We’re at a point in the response where we need to quickly shift...
Jul 18, 2015
Children’s Festival to celebrate Parks Day in Waskesiu
It's set to be a day of family fun in Waskesiu on Saturday. As part of this year's Parks Day celebrations on July 18, Prince Albert's National Park and the Waskesiu Chamber of Commerce is hosting thei...
Jul 18, 2015
‘The Wild Warner’ or the ‘Raider Hunter’?
Whenever a major junior player signs an NHL contract and then enters his 20-year-old season, chances are his junior hockey days are behind him. But, Hunter Warner's situation could be a little differe...
Jul 18, 2015
Gas prices dip slightly
The price of gas in Prince Albert dropped two cents on Friday. People are now paying $1.07/L for regular gas. Here's what people are paying for gas this weekend across the province, according to gasbu...
Jul 18, 2015
Evacuees reunited with their pets
Thousands of evacuees are heading home and now they're picking up their pets. While people were relocated to makeshift shelters, their animals were taken in by the Prince Albert SPCA. On Friday, evacu...
Jul 18, 2015
U of S prof studies impact of fire evacuations on First Nations
A University of Saskatchewan professor would like to see families evacuated together when wildfires pose a risk to northern communities. Typically, those with respiratory problems are evacuated first ...
Jul 18, 2015
Riders lose 4th straight 27-24 to B.C.
The Riders season-opening losing skid has reached four games after a 27-24 loss to the B.C. Lions on Friday night at Mosaic Stadium. Unlike the previous three games, the Riders didn’t blow a fou...
Jul 18, 2015
Marijuana plants pop up in planters in downtown Swift Current
RCMP in Swift Current are trying to figure out how a marijuana plant ended up among the purple petunias in planters downtown. Mounties were called Monday morning by someone reporting the potted pot in...
Jul 17, 2015
Canwood break and enter culprits charged
Police have made arrests against an adult male and female in relation to a break and enter in Canwood. Shellbrook RCMP responded to an alarm at a business early Wednesday morning. Benjamin Kedoin, 33,...
Jul 17, 2015
CROP REPORT: More rain needed; haying continues for local farmers
Farmers are still busy haying, spraying and hoping for rain. According to this week's crop report by Saskatchewan Agriculture, 32 percent of hay crops have been cut and 38 per cent has been baled or p...
Jul 17, 2015
