Freeze-up in the North to be wetter this year

Freeze-up in the North to be wetter this year

The Water Security Agency said freeze-up in the north will be wetter this winter. This is due to above normal rainfall in late spring throughout the summer. Officials are monitoring the Churchill River Basin, which was essentially considered saturated, causing...
Non-essential travel in the North discouraged

Non-essential travel in the North discouraged

Increasing COVID-19 cases in the north is prompting several public health agencies to recommend against non-essential travel. “The Office of the Northern Medical Health Officers for the Saskatchewan Health Authority, The Athabasca Health Authority and the Northern...
MN-S delivers more COVID-19 supports

MN-S delivers more COVID-19 supports

The Metis Nation said more supports are coming for residents and communities impacted by COVID-19. Communities in lockdown and households in mandatory isolation will be supplied non-perishable food hampers and personal protective equipment (PPE). The MN–S will also...
Youth sentenced in death of Grandmother’s Bay man

Youth sentenced in death of Grandmother’s Bay man

A youth from Grandmother’s Bay has been sentenced to three-years in an Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program. The youth entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of manslaughter this past June and was sentenced this Monday at Provincial Court...