Tag Archives: Health
Excitement builds ahead of opening of Jim Pattison Children's Hospital
It's a historic day in Saskatchewan as dozens gather to celebrate the official opening of the first dedicated children's hospital in the province. Patients will be moved in at a later date.The Jim Pat...
Sep 05, 2019 A rendering of the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital. (supplied/Jim Pattison Children's Hospital)
Victim services group welcomes new staff member
Gateway Regional Victim Services' (GRVS) newest employee is now on the job.Facility Dog Quinn has been reporting for duty for around five days now at the organization's P.A. office. Jillian Doucet, Qu...
Sep 04, 2019 Quinn, a trained facility dog, is now working with Gateway Regional Victim Services. (Twitter/Saskatchewan Health Authority)
Federal election candidates to speak on seniors' issues
Residents living in the Prince Albert riding will get their first opportunity this week to see all their federal candidates in the same room.An all candidates meeting has been scheduled for Thursday a...
Sep 02, 2019 (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)
Healthy eating key ingredient to classroom success
From rickety school bus rides and homework assignments, to making new friends and meeting teachers; for students, there is a lot that comes with a new school year. Perhaps a bit lost in the shuffle ca...
Sep 01, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)
New wheels for long-term care residents
A new gift will see seniors living in long-term care at Victoria Hospital spending a lot more time out on the town.A van dedicated for use by residents of Herb Basset Home and Pineview Terrace was unv...
Aug 30, 2019 Gerry Robins, Herb Basset resident, sits in front of the home's new van (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
Meth use in Prince Albert putting added pressure on policing, health care services
Whether it's the latest police release, or the next patient in the emergency room, crystal meth has become a major topic across the province, and has been tied by police to a number of other illegal a...
Aug 28, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Third annual suicide awareness walk heads towards La Ronge
Several families from Northern Saskatchewan have come together for the third straight year to spread awareness about a sensitive subject.A suicide awareness walk started Friday in Prince Albert and wi...
Aug 26, 2019 Picture taken at the completion of the walk in 2017. (Submitted photo/ Clara Charles)
P.A. seeks province's input on cutting liquor retail hours
The City of Prince Albert will ask the province if and how it can curtail alcohol retail hours.According to the Canadian Institute for Health Information, the rate of hospitalizations caused by alcoho...
Aug 23, 2019 Alcohol on sale (File photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Longtime P.A. chiropractor prepares for retirement
A career that has spanned over five decades is coming to an end for a man who has helped give back to his community in more ways than one.On Thursday, Reg Martsinkiw will leave for his office at Victo...
Aug 22, 2019 Reg Martsinkiw. (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)
Community will need to raise millions of dollars for new hospital equipment
The Victoria Hospital Foundation (VHF) says there's little the public can do at the moment to prepare for the millions of dollars that will be needed to equip and furnish a new hospital in Prince Albe...
Aug 20, 2019 The community will need to raise millions of dollars for equipment and furnishings once the go ahead is given for the new hospital in Prince Albert. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
