During a ceremony held March 26, Wadena Elementary School Grade 4 student Jenna Pomedli was awarded top honours in the SaskTel Pioneers provincial essay competition. Pioneers manager Darrell Liebrecht from Regina, and past-president of the Yorkton chapter Bob Hume of Saltcoats, were on hand to make the presentation. Jenna Pomedli accepts her prizes from Darrell […]
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Valuable lessons shared during derailment debriefing
To follow up on the train derailment in October, a recent debriefing by those involved in the area’s emergency response systems (EOCs) put everyone at the same table to discuss the issues. The gathering included representatives from Wadena town council, RCMP, Wadena fire department, the local emergency measures organization (EMO), the housing authority, the RM […]
Power outage raises questions about preparedness
For some, a power outage throughout northeast Saskatchewan lasted more than 30 hours, prompting area municipalities to kick into emergency operations mode. During the morning of Dec. 30, power on Wadena’s Main Street had initially flickered, then gone off for only a few minutes. Then about 11:30 a.m. it went off completely, causing banks to […]
Another good show by Archerwill Community Players
If you came for a Shakespearean drama or a Gilbert and Sullivan opera, you came to the wrong place. If you came for a great evening of entertainment with plenty of laughs and excellent singing, not to mention delicious food, then the Archerwill Centennial Centre was the place to be on opening night Friday, Nov. […]
Search and Rescue responds to call-out
Three members of Wadena and District Search and Rescue (WADSAR) departed for Lintlaw at six o’clock on the morning of Nov. 22. WADSAR joined forces with search and rescue members from Porcupine Plain, Saskatoon and the RCMP search team out of Regina in an effort to locate a missing person lost in the forest north […]