Tag Archives: People
Canada declared war on Germany 80 years ago
It has been 80 years since Canada declared war on Nazi Germany in World War II.Ed Laird, a Canadian military veteran and local man, was 16 years old on Sept. 10, 1939, when he learned Canada were to j...
Sep 11, 2019 Edwin Laird (second left) with some of his First Division army mates. (submitted photo/Geri Sauer)
Local women happy to hear federal government apology
A Prince Albert woman , and her mother who is a Mtis veteran from World War II, are happy the Government of Canada has apologized for the treatment and lack of benefits for Mtis veterans.Linda Broome,...
Sep 11, 2019 Métis Nation Saskatchewan President Glenn McCallum, center, with Minister of Veterans Affairs Lawrence MacAulay Tuesday in Regina after the announcement (Lawrence MacAuley/Twitter)
The future of expanding dentistry in safe hands in P.A.
Dentistry is a high tech and competitive business in Prince Albert and the city saw another operation formally open its doors Saturday. There was plenty of gleaming grins as Dr. Robin Slowenko and his...
Sep 09, 2019 Dr. Robin Slowenko cuts the ribbon on a second dental centre along with colleagues Drs. Steven Arcand, Jason Kopchynski, Jeremy
Svenkeson and Ashley Toporowski. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Rain and wind: Former Saskatchewan woman describes Hurricane Dorian
Hunkering down, watching as Hurricane Dorian hit her little bit of Nova Scotia - it's a situation a lot different than when Kate Peardon lived in Saskatchewan.She lived in Regina and Saskatoon for sev...
Sep 08, 2019 (File photo/CKOM News Staff)
Local volunteer wins literacy award
Local volunteer of the Prince Albert Literacy Network LaVera Schiele is the 2019 Council of the Federation Literacy Award (COFLA) winner.Schiele told paNOW she feels very humbled and honoured to win t...
Sep 07, 2019 (submitted photo/LaVera Schiele)
Lanigan man goes to bat for Cuban children
For the past five years, Reg Greve and his wife have been packing ball gloves and baseballs in their suitcases when they go on vacation to Cuba.The couple don't play baseball themselves but they have ...
Sep 06, 2019 (submitted photo/Reg Greve)
P.A. Fire Department looking for potential recruits
The Prince Albert Fire Department is looking for a few good people.This week the department put prospective recruits through a variety of tests, both inside and outside the classroom.Acting Fire Chief...
Sep 05, 2019 A candidate gets ready to go into the blacked out confined space for part of the test. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Undrafted to committed: How Landon Kosior became a part of the P.A. Raiders’ future
One of Saskatchewan's highly touted young defencemen has chosen to stay in the northern part of the province for his junior hockey career.Landon Kosior, a 17-year-old defenceman who spent two seasons ...
Sep 05, 2019 Landon Kosior (right in both pictures) hopes to continue the same success he achieved with the Tisdale Trojans Midget AAA Hockey Club with his new team: the Prince Albert Raiders. (Aaron Schulze/northeastNOW Staff and Submitted photo/Wayne Kosior)
Rising use drives support needs for senior transportation program
For the past 32 years, the Prince Albert and District Community Service Centre has provided affordable transportation to local seniors. During that time, it has seen a steady increase in use of the se...
Sep 05, 2019 The annual Two Miles for Mary radiothon takes place Sept. 27 and raises money for a senior's transportation program in Prince Albert that is seeing an increase in use. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
'I'm excited to represent Saskatchewan': Kelly Taylor earns spot in Toronto
A Saskatchewan comic has once again earned his shot at Canadian comedy gold.Prince Albert's Kelly Taylor will be one of 10 comics from around the country to voted into perform at SiriusXM's Comedy Gal...
Sep 04, 2019 Kelly Taylor. (Ron Quaroni/paNOW Staff)
