by MBC News | Aug 30, 2017
Photo courtesy of the Saskatchewan Department of Highways About half the residents of Pelican Narrows have been evacuated from the community because of the threat of forest fires and heavy smoke, but the remaining residents are sitting tight, waiting for breaks in the...
by MBC News | Aug 30, 2017
Creighton to Pelican Narrows Junction on Aug. 28. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Road closures continue in parts of northeastern Saskatchewan and a special air quality statement has also been issued. The closures include Highway 106 from the junction of Highway 135 to...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2017
Buses prepare to load up for evacuees on Monday morning. Photo courtesy Vanessa Linklater-McCallum. Between 450 and 500 Pelican Narrows residents were heading to accommodations in Saskatoon due to road closures and smoke caused by a number of wildfires in the region,...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2017
Programming at the Saskatoon Native Circle Ministry. Photo courtesy Facebook. New floors and other renovations are in store for two groups serving those in need in Saskatoon. The city’s Native Circle Ministry and Crisis Nursery have been awarded a total of $25,000...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017
Granite Fire viewed from Hanson Lake Rd. Hwy #106 near Flin Flon on Aug. 26. Photo courtesy Vanessa Linklater-McCallum. *UPDATE (4:40 p.m., Monday, August 28th) — Due to the Granite wildfire crossing the highway northwest of Creighton and east of Pelican...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017
RCMP hat. MBC file photo. The RCMP is releasing the name of a Deschambault Lake man accused of firing off shots in the community before a police-involved shooting that left a civilian injured on Aug. 20. Among other things, 31-year-old Joshua Ratt is charged with...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017
Carolyn Bennett, pictured on April 27 at Whitecap Dakota Nation, will remain as a Minister of Indigenous Affairs. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The federal Indigenous affairs department is getting a bit of a shake-up in a federal cabinet shuffle announced today by Prime...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2017
Maureen Reed. Photo courtesy news.usask.ca A University of Saskatchewan professor is getting a national nod for her involvement with a network that’s building relationships between Indigenous people and academics. Maureen Reed is a finalist for the Social Sciences and...
by MBC News | Aug 25, 2017
The fire near Birch Portage area shown on August 17. Provided by Reynold Sewap. A number of forest fires in northeast Saskatchewan have forced an evacuation of 17 people from the settlement of Birch Portage, and has Pelican Narrows monitoring smoke conditions for...
by MBC News | Aug 25, 2017
La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre outside Meadow Lake Provincial Court on June 16. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. A defence report and letters asserting that the La Loche rampage shooter has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder has led to a delay for the sentencing arguments...
