by MBC News | May 13, 2020
RCMP say a 61-year-old man is recovering after falling through ice on a lake near La Ronge Monday afternoon and having to be rescued by helicopter. Mounties say they initially received a call around 2:30 p.m. that two men had potentially gone missing on Nemeiben Lake,...
by MBC News | May 12, 2020
A state of emergency is being contemplated on the Waterhen Lake First Nation. Council will discuss the situation with mental health staff Wednesday. This comes after a 14-year-old girl recently took her own life and ten others attempted suicide in the past three...
by MBC News | May 12, 2020
Northern leaders are speaking out over what they say is unfair treatment and disrespect from Conservation Officers manning northern checkpoints. Concern is raised by many that CO’s are misinterpreting the public health order on travel restrictions and need to purchase...
by MBC News | May 12, 2020
A candidate for chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says if elected his top priority will be education. Eugene Charlie Mirasty is one of six candidates seeking the La Ronge band’s top job. Mirasty has been an educator for 19 years and is also a journeyman carpenter....
by MBC News | May 11, 2020
A group representing leaders in northwest Sask. is raising several concerns with the public health order which is restricting travel in that region. In April, the province limited non-essential travel and prohibited movement between northern communities as a method of...
by MBC News | May 11, 2020
A former northern Saskatchewan MP says the current COVID-19 outbreak in La Loche has only been exacerbated by an already dire housing situation. Georgina Jolibois represented the NDP in the constituency of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River from 2015 to 2019. She...
by MBC News | May 11, 2020
A La Ronge nursing student will be joining the frontlines of healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kaylara Gray is graduating from Northlands College with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Gray is among 11 students graduating from the program. The class curriculum...
by MBC News | May 11, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are thinking outside the box when it comes to fundraising ideas. The SJHL team has already had several fundraising events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and many more will not be taking place this year. “We lost the playoff games, we...
by MBC News | May 11, 2020
Liquor outlets in La Loche have been temporarily closed. A government press release says the northern village passed the resolution on Friday and it was approved by the province. The temporary closure of liquor outlets took effect on Saturday and is for two weeks. La...
by MBC News | May 8, 2020
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for inclusion in federal government discussions during COVID-19 pandemic planning meetings. Chief Bobby Cameron said First Nations leaders are not being consulted. “There can be no discussions that...
