Northern-focused booze traffic blitz nets bootlegging arrests

Northern-focused booze traffic blitz nets bootlegging arrests

The pre-long weekend liquor seizures. Photo supplied by Southend RCMP. A crackdown on illegal alcohol and bootlegging in the province’s north has resulted in numerous charges and the seizure of more than $8,000 worth of alcohol. On June 29 and 30, members of the La...
New cougar and black bear trapping season to come in the fall

New cougar and black bear trapping season to come in the fall

Cougars. Photo courtesy saskatchewan.ca A new cougar and black bear trapping season will open in Saskatchewan this fall. Environment minister Scott Moe says both cougar and bear populations have been expanding into the southern portion of the province and the...
Free Fishing Weekend

Free Fishing Weekend

Photo courtesy of janlakelodge.ca Saskatchewan’s annual summer free fishing weekend is coming up on July 8 and 9. For almost 30 years, one weekend is designated each summer when residents and visitors may fish in any of Saskatchewan’s public waters open to sport...
Parish Hall burns to ground

Parish Hall burns to ground

Photo courtesy of johncochrane.ca One of the oldest buildings in the province has burned to the ground. On July 1, Cumberland House RCMP were alerted to a fire at the Parish Hall, which was reportedly built in 1892. Despite the efforts of fire crews, the blaze could...
UPDATED – RCMP searching for escaped inmate

UPDATED – RCMP searching for escaped inmate

Jade Ermine. Photo courtesy of RCMP.   *UPDATE – RCMP say Jade Ermine was located and arrested without incident on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation on July 15.   Pinehouse Lake RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 28-year-old man from Sturgeon...
Warrant issued for Beauval man

Warrant issued for Beauval man

File photo Beauval RCMP are looking to the public for information on the whereabouts of a 22-year-old man. Police say a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Colin Frank Frazer from Beauval. On Sunday night, police received a call about a disturbance in the...