by MBC News | Jun 12, 2020 | Current News
A local La Ronge vendor has found a way to reach potential clients during the COVID-19 pandemic. Melanie Potts, who sells children’s toys outside her hours as a teacher, said she decided to set up an online vendor tradeshow after pandemic restrictions made it...
by MBC News | Jun 12, 2020 | Current News
The Saskatchewan Health Authority has issued a precautionary advisory for the Clearwater River Dene Nation. SHA says two individuals in the community tested posted for COVID-19 yesterday. The health authority is now advising anyone who attended a wake in the community...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2020 | Current News
A northern Alberta First Nations chief continues to draw national media attention after going public last week with his story of serious assault at the hands of RCMP over an expired driver’s registration. Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam was in a...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2020 | Current News
A Churchill Community High School (CCHS) volunteer student group will be one initiative receiving the 2020 Prairieaction Foundation Youth Leadership Award. The Peer Support Volunteers began approximately four years ago after four young girls committed suicide in...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2020 | Current News
A Grandmother’s Bay man is facing weapons charges for allegedly pointing a firearm at several people. RCMP from Stanley mission say on June 7, officers received a report of an intoxicated man with a firearm. Police from Stanley Mission and La Ronge later arrested...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
La Ronge hockey player Liam Hallett has signed with the SIJHL’s Dryden Ice Dogs. Hallett is a 2001-born forward and tallied 27 points in 31 games this past season with the Carrot River Outback Thunder in the PJHL. “I wasn’t even planning on playing junior A...
by MBC News | Jun 11, 2020 | Current News
The Prairieaction Foundation is recognizing a northern youth mentor program, which instills leadership skills in young people. Clearwater Project Venture Youth Mentors is an outdoor/experiential program for students in grades 6 to 8, with assistance from high-school...
by MBC News | Jun 10, 2020 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The SJHL recently held its bantam draft and league meetings. SJHL President Bill Chow says the season start date was certainly a topic of conversation. “We fall under the regulations and the guidelines set out by the Saskatchewan Health Authority, with Hockey Canada,...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2020 | Current News
All school students will have the option of returning to in-school classes starting in the fall. The province announced classes for some school districts could be available starting September 1. “Our plan is to ensure that our schools are fully open and that children...
by MBC News | Jun 9, 2020 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Saskatoon’s Allan Lafond is coming off his first season of playing with Dalhousie University in the Atlantic Football League. He played his final year of high school football at Aden Bowman before advancing through the ranks. Lafond, who is a defensive...
