by Braden Malsbury | May 31, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
When the dust settled, the La Ronge Ice Wolves walked away from the SJHL Bantam Draft in Nipawin Friday with five new prospects. “I think everything went well, actually, we got three of the five guys that we were hoping for and the other two just went before our...
by mbcnews | May 31, 2019 | Current News
Two males have been charged with several offences after a search warrant was executed on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve on Wednesday. During the execution of the search warrant on a local residence, firearms and a small amount of cocaine was seized....
by Fraser Needham | May 30, 2019 | Current News
A 19-year-old man who was the architect and leader in the 2017 fatal beating of La Ronge restauranteur Simon Grant has been sentenced to nine years in a federal penitentiary. In handing down the adult sentence, Justice Bob Lane said he weighed heavily on the...
by Katrina Cameron | May 30, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
Around 50 youth in Black Lake will be spending their summer break on a one-month bicycle journey. The trip will commence in Black Lake on June 21 and the group will cycle to Lac Ste. Anne, AB, which is about 80 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. The 1,600-kilometre...
by Braden Malsbury | May 30, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
The SJHL Bantam Draft takes place on Friday in Nipawin. The La Ronge Ice Wolves hold the first overall selection following a disappointing season that saw the team miss the playoffs for the third straight year. Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM Kevin Kaminski wouldn’t...
by Braden Malsbury | May 30, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
A fastball team from New Zealand is coming to northern Saskatchewan in July. New Zealand will take on the Sask. Prairie Selects in a doubleheader July 21 at the JRMCC Sports Grounds, which is located on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. “We’re pretty fortunate to get this...
by Katrina Cameron | May 29, 2019 | Current News
Fitness 2J2 is this year’s winner of the Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce’s community involvement award. The award is given to the business that best demonstrates exceptional performance in its support of art, culture, amateur sport and education. Joel Pedersen, a...
by Brendan Mayer | May 29, 2019 | Current News
A Saskatchewan-based singer-songwriter has written a new single to raise awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Mitch Daigneault currently lives on the Fishing Lake First Nation and his latest song is called “Red Dress.” Daigneault says his...
by Braden Malsbury | May 29, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
It’s another busy weekend coming up for the sport of football in La Ronge. La Ronge is the site of the Northern Saskatchewan Flag Football tournament Friday and Saturday. Athletes from all over northern Saskatchewan will be taking part in the action. “We really want...
by Fraser Needham | May 29, 2019 | Current News
Saskatchewan police say they hope a new program will lead to more answers in the many unsolved missing persons’ cases in the province. The program is called “To Those Who Took The Missing” and it was launched earlier this month as part of Crime Stoppers. Police...
