Nipawin News

A message from Linda Swehla, RE/MAX Nipawin

Submitted by Linda Swehla February 18, 2020 – Some of you may have already heard, or have seen the RE/MAX Nipawin office closed, with no listings in the window and the Remax sign down – well I have decided to take the next step in life.  To Retire! Continue reading

Smeaton RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Mitchell Robert Davis

Smeaton RCMP are asking the public’s assistance in locating 28-year-old Mitchell Robert Davis.   Continue reading

Town of Nipawin – 2020 Unofficial Election Results

Nipawin, SK – November 8th, 2020 8:30 am – The Town of Nipawin has released the unofficial results for the 2020 municipal election.

(more…)

Winter settling into Saskatchewan with a bang this weekend

Nipawin, SK – It’s time to say goodbye to our fall-like temperatures as artic air moves into the province on Friday and meets up with a low-pressure system moving north from the US.

(more…)

Cumberland House RCMP Wanted-William Waylon Chaboyer

Saskatchewan Crime Stoppers- November 3rd, 2020 – Cumberland House RCMP need your help to locate William Waylon Chaboyer (25 years old), AKA Sonny or Hoogin, who is wanted for:

(more…)

2020 Municipal Elections – Who’s running? Where do I vote?

Nipawin, SK November 3rd, 2020 – Here is a handy list of who the candidates are in the Nipawin and area 2020 Municipal Elections. Regular and Advance Poll dates and voting locations are listed.

(more…)

Nipawin Street Closure for Manhole Repair

Town of Nipawin information release, Nipawin, Saskatchewan – November 3rd, 2020

Beginning Wednesday November 4th, 2020, the intersection of 6th Street East and Shults Road will be closed for emergency manhole repair.

(more…)

Advertising Option for Municipal Candidates

Nipawin News is offering rotating banner ads on our website for municipal elections candidates in Nipawin and the surrounding municipal regions.

(more…)

Planned Power Outage- Garrick, SK

On Friday October 30th, 2020, SaskPower has announced there will be a planned power outage for the Hamlet of Garrick, SK and surrounding areas, for system maintenance.

(more…)

Saskatchewan RCMP investigate shooting in Candle Lake

Saskatchewan RCMP Media Release – On Saturday, September 12, 2020, just before 10 p.m., Saskatchewan RCMP received a 911 report of a male who had been shot inside a residence located on Industrial Drive in Candle Lake, SK. Smeaton, Nipawin and Prince Albert RCMP Detachments along with EMS immediately responded to the scene.

(more…)

US West Coast Wildfire Smoke to Reach NE SK on Monday

According to smoke forecasts provided by FireSmoke Canada, the Canadian portal for information and resources about smoke from wildland fires, smoke from the fires burning on the US West Coast are projected to reach the Northeast region in Saskatchewan early in the morning of Monday, September 14th, 2020.

(more…)

Key Wildlife Management Zones Targeted For CWD Testing

Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Released on September 9, 2020

The Ministry of Environment is once again encouraging hunters to submit the heads of deer, moose and elk harvested this hunting season for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing.  CWD is a fatal, infectious central nervous system disease in cervids that has no known cure.

(more…)

Please; Slow Down For Heavy Equipment, Including Graders

As harvest in the area begins to ramp up, rural Saskatchewan sees an increase in heavy equipment, with everything from combines to super-B’s on our grid roads and highways.

While you are accustomed to the obvious warning aimed at the general public, asking them to be mindful and have patience with the surge of farm traffic, this warning extends not just to the public, but to everyone.

As…

5 Years of News-Now I’m Asking For Your Help

In February 2015, I started the Nipawin News Group on Facebook. It’s purpose was to have one central point locals could find just local news for Nipawin and the surrounding communities. That group has grown to over 3,200 members and become a vital part of keeping Nipawin and other northeast community residents informed.

(more…)

Yorkton RCMP are seeking the public's assistance locating two individuals wanted in connection to recent armed robberies in Theodore and Saltcoats, SK.

Yorkton RCMP are seeking the public’s assistance locating two individuals wanted in connection to recent armed robberies in Theodore and Saltcoats, SK.

(more…)

Sometime between the evening of Thursday, June 25th 2020, and early morning on Friday June 26th, a sign for Brennan Jardine Aerial Spraying, was vandalized. The word "SCAB", with a homophobic slur below it, was spray painted on the sign

Sometime between the evening of Thursday, June 25th 2020, and early morning on Friday June 26th, a sign for Brennan Jardine Aerial Spraying, located just west of Love, SK along Highway 55, was vandalized.

The word “SCAB”, with a homophobic slur below it, was spray painted on the sign.

(more…)

Prairie River Forest Fire Was Caused by Lightning

The wildfire in the forest northeast of Prairie River, SK has been listed by Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment Wildfire Management as caused by lightning.

(more…)