Tag Archives: Health
Victoria Hospital heliport ready for flights
Construction work to upgrade the heliport at Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital has been completed meaning valuable minutes can be saved in transferring critical needs patients to Saskatoon.SHA spokesm...
Dec 20, 2019 The upgraded heliport features a raised landing pad and fenced area in accordance with Transport Canada standards.(submitted photo/SHA)
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation opens new hostel
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) celebrated the grand opening of a new ten-room boarding house on Thursday.The Senator John Morin Memorial Building Hostel will host PBCN members from the North whil...
Dec 20, 2019 Judge Gerald Morin cuts the ribbon at the hostel that bears his late father's name (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
P.A. couple makes $25,000 donation to hospice
The Rose Garden Hospice is finishing out 2019 strong.Thursday afternoon at their Gateway Mall location the fundraising committee received a $25,000 donation from Joe and Bev Remai. Joe explained the c...
Dec 19, 2019 Joe and Bev Remai made a $25,000 donation. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
"You may not know you have it": MHO on syphilis outbreak
A dramatic increase in the number of infectious syphilis cases has prompted the Saskatchewan Health Authority to declare an outbreak in north central Saskatchewan.From August to November, 21 cases of ...
Dec 19, 2019 A syphilis outbreak has been declared in north central Saskatchewan. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW)
Couple behind local clinic donates $50,000 to hospice
Dr. Stan and Lizbeth Oleksinski understand the importance of palliative care from both a personal and a professional perspective. For 17 years the couple has operated the West Hill Medical Clinic, whe...
Dec 18, 2019 From left: Ralph Boychuk, Dr. Stan Oleksinski, Lizbeth Oleksinski, Marina Mitchell
Cannabis edibles set to arrive on P.A. store shelves
The festive season is when we're likely to consume more chocolate, candy and drinks than we normally do. And there just might be a few cannabis equivalents of these goodies in Christmas stockings next...
Dec 16, 2019 Over a year after the legalization of recreational cannabis, edible products will start hitting local shelves. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Supports for Canoe Lake student athletes
Students at Canoe Lake Miksiw School will be heading into 2020 with some new sports equipment. The early Christmas gifts are expected to touch down in the community this week thanks to the Saskatoon-b...
Dec 16, 2019 Students from Canoe Lake Miksiw school pose with Joel Pedersen of Fitness 2J2 (centre, kneeling). (Facebook/Fitness 2J2)
Mintos kick in to help local cause
The Prince Albert Mintos were not the only winners this past weekend.While the Mintos came out with a 3-2 victory over the Yorkton Secon Maulers Saturday, the Rose Garden Hospice got a little closer t...
Dec 16, 2019 Malcolm Jenkins from Canadian Tire, as well as Mintos assistant captains Turner McMillen and Ashton Ferster, present Marina Mitchell of the Rose Garden Hospice with a donation of $2,600 before Sunday’s game. (Jeff D’Andrea/paNOW Staff)
Prince Albert to put a number on the broader cost of alcohol consumption in the city
Prince Albert city administration has been tasked with compiling a report on the wider consequential costs of alcohol consumption in the city. At Monday night's council meeting, Coun. Terra Lennox-Zep...
Dec 13, 2019 (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Almost 14,000 Canadians killed by opioids since 2016: new national study
OTTAWA - New numbers released Wednesday show close to 14,000 Canadians have been killed by opioids over the last four years and more than 17,000 people have been hospitalized for opioid-related p...
Dec 11, 2019
