The RCMP in north conducted a three day road safety blitz in late October, targeting roadways in the Buffalo Narrows, Dillion, Ile a la Crosse and Turnor Lake areas. “During the three days, 50 tickets under the Traffic Safety Act, 69 warnings, and 7 vehicle...
Three on-reserve drinking water advisories have been lifted this past October in Saskatchewan. The long-term advisory in Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation was cancelled after 16 months. The remedy was a replaced filter and new training for the water plant’s...
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting set for two games at home this weekend against the Yorkton Terriers. The Ice Wolves and Terriers have both dropped their last two games. La Ronge is coming off a 2-1 setback in Humboldt on Wednesday evening. “We just got to keep...
A public inquest for 22-year-old Brydon Whitstone will take place December 3-7 in Battleford. Whitstone of the Onion Lake First Nation was fatally shot on October 21, 2017 in an altercation with RCMP in North Battleford. The inquest is to determine the circumstances...
The community of La Ronge is getting a new provincial court judge. Erin Layton has been appointed to the bench. Layton, who has a law degree from the University of Saskatchewan, has worked as a Legal Aid lawyer in Prince Albert and La Ronge. “She has made valuable...
Seven men and one woman have been charged after a drug bust involving residences in the Meadow Lake and Green Lake areas. Police used multiple search warrants to seize cocaine, cash, brass knuckles, and a vehicle. Charges include trafficking cocaine, possession for...
Emergency workers had to use the jaws of life to extract two people from vehicles after an accident in La Ronge on Sunday night. The two-vehicle collision happened near a local business on Highway 102 a little after 8 p.m. Three people were injured as a result of the...
As the number of children in government care rises every year, the New Democrats are calling for quicker action in overhauling child welfare legislation. According to the Child Advocate report for 2017, approximately 5250 kids were in government care, up from 4500 in...
The controversial Northern Alcohol Strategy, introduced in 2016 by La Ronge town council, has new movement. The strategy, with almost 50 proposals, is intended to regulate liquor sales in an effort to reduce alcohol-related hazards. One proposal resurfaced at the last...
A legal battle between Saskatoon’s Cameco Corporation and the Canada Revenue Corporation looks like it won’t be ending anytime soon. CRA has appealed a recent federal tax court decision that ruled in favour of the uranium mining company. The ruling means...
