Tri-community fire ban from July 9 lifted

Tri-community fire ban from July 9 lifted

A fire ban for La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has been lifted as of 10 a.m. Thursday. A ban was issued July 9 due to dry conditions. The La Ronge Regional Fire Department said in a statement the ban has been rescinded due to recent precipitation,...
Shoal Lake evacuees return home

Shoal Lake evacuees return home

By: Nick Pearce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The StarPhoenix Shoal Lake Cree Nation members are returning home after wildfires forced the community to evacuate. Chief Marcel Head says about half of the 300 band members who were forced to leave are coming home...
Two charged in Buffalo Narrows drug bust

Two charged in Buffalo Narrows drug bust

Buffalo Narrows RCMP say they seized more than 130 grams of crack cocaine and two firearms from a local residence Monday night. The items were seized after a search warrant was executed at a residence on Cubby Street. Thirty-nine-year-old Bernel McLeod and...