'We know it can be scary,' RCMP says after weekend of shootings in Meadow Lake, Sask. It was a weekend of gunfire in Meadow Lake where police made numerous arrests and laid more than a dozen charges. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 25, 2021 2:29 PM CT | Last Updated: January 25 Meadow Lake RCMP say the public may see an increased police presence in some areas of the city over the coming days.(David Bell/CBC) After a weekend of gunfire in Meadow Lake, police made numerous arrests and laid more than a dozen charges. "We know it can be scary for a community of 5,300 people to hear of multiple firearms-related incidents taking place over a very short period of time where families live and work," Meadow Lake RCMP Staff Sgt. Ryan How said in a news release.