Tag Archives: Health
Mental Health Week officially launched with flag-raising ceremony
There was a strong show of support to launch Mental Health Week in the Battlefords Monday.North Battleford Mayor Ryan Bater proclaimed the event with a flag-raising ceremony outside city hall."This is...
May 06, 2019 The Canadian Mental Health Association's (CMHA) Battlefords branch representatives and supporters gather outside city hall in North Battleford Monday for the official flag raising ceremony to proclaim this week as Mental Health Week. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
La Ronge doctor wins prestigious Physician of the Year award
Dr. Sean Groves was selected as the 2019 Physician of the Year by the Saskatchewan Medical Association (SMA).He was presented the award Friday in Saskatoon at the SMA's 2019 Spring Representative Asse...
May 04, 2019 Dr. Sean Groves accepted Physician of the Year on Friday. (Saskatchewan Medical Association/Facebook)
Turtleford receives new landing pad for STARS
The Turtleford community now has better access to emergency healthcare services now that work on the new landing pad for the Shock, Trauma, Air Rescue Service (STARS) air ambulance is complete. STARS ...
May 03, 2019 The new landing pad is now complete for the Shock, Trauma, Air Rescue Service (STARS) air ambulance in Turtleford. (submitted photo/Melanie Garner)
SHA shows off new children's hospital
Thursday was a big day for the Jim Pattison Children's Hospital as the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) officially took possession of the new building.Corey Miller, vice president of provincial pro...
May 02, 2019 The reception desk for the pediatric unit at the new Jim Pattison Children's Hospital in Saskatoon (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Health Canada to usher in plain packaging, new strict rules on tobacco products
Health Canada has unveiled its new rules for cigarettes and tobacco product packaging in an effort to reduce the appeal of tobacco products, which remain the leading cause of preventable death and dis...
May 01, 2019 New plain packaging rules and strict regulations on cigarettes will soon come into force in Canada. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)
Tick season starting but Lyme disease risk still low
While there is still a low risk of contracting Lyme disease in Saskatchewan, the federal government is reporting its surveillance mapping in recent years indicates populations of black-legged ticks wh...
Apr 18, 2019 While more ticks are showing up in the area now that spring is here, the province reports the black-legged tick or the deer tick (shown), which when infected can transmit Lyme disease, is still fairly uncommon in Saskatchewan. However, black-legged ticks are more present in a number of other provinces and growing, so Saskatchewan residents are advised to use precautions when travelling. (Facebook/Province of Saskatchewan)
Librarians archiving Alberta's scientific reports before change in government
EDMONTON - An Alberta librarian has been archiving much of the provincial government's online content - including studies on health, climate change policy and poverty reduction - to prepare for a...
Apr 18, 2019
Semicolon tattoos, flag raising will kick off Mental Health Week
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Battlefords branch is encouraging more people to talk about mental health so those who need help will have a better chance of finding support.National Men...
Apr 18, 2019 CMHA Battlefords branch executive director Jane Zielke de Montbrun shows her Semicolon Art tattoo. The symbolic tattoos are some of the offerings that will be available during Mental Health Week coming up in May. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff)
'You never know what you are going to get': local dispatcher
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, and a Prince Albert woman is sharing her experiences being on the other end of the phone.Raeanne Detillieux has worked as an emergency medic...
Apr 15, 2019 (File photo/ paNOW Staff)
Last call for old Saskatchewan Hospital
The former Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford will soon be up for grabs for any interested buyers.Nancy Cherney, an assistant deputy minister with the property management division of the Ministry ...
Apr 12, 2019 The province is getting ready to start accepting requests for proposals for those interested in purchasing the former Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford site to redevelop it for future use. (file photo/battlefordsNOW Staff)