Nigel Maxwell

4 days ago | panow.com | Nigel Maxwell

(Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff) (Nigel Maxwell/paNOW Staff)As part of the day’s schedule, there were a number of athlete guest speakers, including Ali Diehl and Gage Grassick. Diehl, 16, who recently won a number of medals at the 2025 World Para Swimming Championship Series in Indianapolis, has her sights now on competing at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore this fall, and trials are in June.

5 days ago | panow.com | Nigel Maxwell

“Certainly, I felt I made a difference. There were many people I met along the way who had been victims of crime, and I could assist [them].” Cynthia Alexander with the Chief Judge for Sask Provincial Court, Shannon Metivier. (Submitted photo)In her new role, Alexander said she can continue to serve the province and aims to make decisions that are fair and just.

6 days ago | sasknow.com | Nigel Maxwell

“People always underestimate the weight of soil,” Tesarski told paNOW. “We’ve had a couple collapses here this morning that are 3,000 pounds. If there was somebody in there, it would be a fatality, most likely.” (Nigel Maxwell/ paNOW Staff)Another type of trench rescue occurs as a result of a bootleg trench or an illegal trench. For example somebody has a leaky basement in their house, and attempts to fix it.

6 days ago | panow.com | Nigel Maxwell

By Emergency response training May 9, 2025 | 3:00 PM Roughly 15 feet below the surface lies a patient trapped beneath a concrete slab and, while time is of the essence, the responding fire fighters must ensure thousands of pounds of soil does not suddenly collapse.

6 days ago | panow.com | Nigel Maxwell

Hunter noted they have a great group of dedicated staff who are amazing firefighters, and while they may be able to put out fires within two to 11 minutes, there are often hours of work to do afterwards. “And that still requires having full crews on scene because Occupational Health and Safety mandates that we have a two-and-two out rule, and to maintain that we need more than just a few people on scene,” he said.