Tag Archives: Community
Language figures show some changes in Saskatchewan
More people in Saskatchewan are speaking both English and French. According to Statistics Canada the number of people speaking both of the countries official languages climbed by nearly five per cent ...
Dec 13, 2019 (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Countdown begins for Christmas Gospel Jamboree
The sad reality this time of year is not every family can afford gifts or a big Christmas meal, but a small group of volunteers from the area are doing their part to spread a bit more cheer.The third ...
Dec 13, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Giving & Kindness during the Holidays
A caring community and a healthy start for all children"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all...
Dec 13, 2019
‘You were everything to me’: Kindersley family, community grieve after separated couple murder-suicide
A woman who was killed in a murder-suicide in Kindersley on Thursday is being remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and co-worker by family and the larger community.Elsie Gartner, 64, a health wo...
Dec 13, 2019 Elsie Gartner is seen in a photo dated 2014. (Elsie Gartner/Facebook)
Saskatchewan residents to see power bills rise; SaskPower warns about phone scam
Saskatchewan residents will be paying more for power in the new year.The carbon tax is set to increase Jan. 1 from $20 a tonne to $30. SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry explained what the increase wi...
Dec 13, 2019 The Crown-owned power company says bills are set to climb and warning residents about a phone scam. (File Photo/paNOW Staff)
Two P.A. city councillors gathering gift bags for Christmas celebration
While the focus at Christmas time may rightly be on children, two P.A. city councillors want to make sure grown-ups get gifts as well. "The moms, fathers, uncles, grandmothers, grandfathers and auntie...
Dec 13, 2019 Men pack bags with "Gifts for Guys" for the annual Christmas campaign. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Upcoming Family Support Programs
AFTER THE STORM - A Support Group for Survivors of Domestic ViolenceDate: Wednesdays January 15 to February 26, 2020 (no classes Feb 19)Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. *Transportation and Childcare ProvidedLoc...
Dec 13, 2019
What'sHappeningNOW Dec. 12, 2019
News Director Glenn Hicks speaks with reporter Michael Joel-Hansen about anti-gang initiatives.
Dec 12, 2019
‘We owe it to our children:’ FSIN rolls out draft child welfare legislation, stress need for funding
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is rolling out drafted child welfare legislation across Canada, but there's one thing standing in the way.A lack of funding, even with the passing...
Dec 12, 2019 (L-R) Raymond Shingoose, Director of Child Family Services for Yorkton Treaty Council, FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron, and Second Vice Chief David Pratt at the FSIN press conference on December 11, 2019. (Brady Lang/650 CKOM)
CP rail responsible for cost and cleanup of train derailment
More than 100 responders were on the ground dealing with Monday's train derailment near Guernsey.Dale Kristoff is an environmental protection officer and hazardous materials co-ordinator with the Sask...
Dec 12, 2019 Huge flames and thick black smoke pour into the sky after a CPR train derailed near Plunkett on Dec. 9, 2019. (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
