Severe thunderstorm watches are out for a good portion of eastern Saskatchewan including Regina, Yorkton, Weyburn, Estevan, Humboldt and Melfort. Environment Canada’s Terri Lang says there is a small chance that the system rolling through could spawn some tornadoes. “Certainly all forms of thunderstorms and severe weather are on the table with large hail, gusty […]
Melville’s St. Peter’s Hospital is temporarily shutting down 10 of its 30 beds. Vice-President of Integrated Rural Health with the Saskatchewan Health Authority, Karen Earnshaw says in a statement affected SHA staff, management and union partners were notified of the bed closures in July. She said it was done as a result of staffing schedules […]
RCMP say a 62-year-old man is dead after a single vehicle accident just southwest of Melville. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 6:15 a.m. Thursday morning on Highway 10, about two kilometres outside of the city. The highway was closed in both directions for several hours on Thursday, but has since been re-opened. […]
RCMP say Highway 10, just over a kilometre southwest of Melville will be blocked in both directions for a significant amount of time on Thursday, after a serious single vehicle collision. Motorists are asked to use caution when travelling in the vicinity of the collision and are advised to be aware of emergency personnel working […]
Environment Canada says it appears there was no tornado west of Melville Sunday, after a Tornado Warning was issued for the city and surrounding areas. Strong rotation was seen in the super cell that passed over the area, but no touchdowns have been confirmed at this time. July 12, 2020 #Tornado Warned Storm between #Yorkton […]
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its final report into a fatal accident at the CN rail yard in Melville. On December 22nd, 2017, 26 year-old Melissa Heins was kicking three cars up a short ascending grade, when she noticed they had stopped and begun to roll back uncontrolled. She jumped aboard the […]
Environment Canada is anticipating a spring storm to strike southern Saskatchewan. The weather agency says overnight rain will switch to a heavy snowfall, with at least five-10 cm expected, and even more in some areas. The impacted area includes Yorkton, Melville, Moosomin, Kipling, Oxbow, and Carlyle. Environment Canada sats snowfall warnings may be issued if […]
Melville RCMP have confirmed a man passed away in a house fire on Monday afternoon in the village of Goodeve, Saskatchewan. RCMP from Melville and Ituna detachments, along with the Melville Fire Department, responded to the call at 2:00 p.m. on 3rd Avenue in Goodeve. When emergency crews arrived, the home was completely engulfed by […]
Residents of the City of Melville have brought forward a list of concerns to CN regarding the rail line through town. Some emergency concerns brought forward were the failure of crossing signals, and unlawful activity at the rail yard. Other concerns the city brought forward were mostly focused on train noise and train whistles along […]
Matt Dunstone’s rink from the Highland Curling Club in Regina captured their first SaskTel Tankard with a 4-2 win over Saskatoon’s Kirk Muyres. Dunstone took the long road to get to the final, playing three straight must-win games to claim the provincial title after losing both the A-side and B-side finals earlier in the event. […]
