by mbcnews | Aug 22, 2019 | Current News
RCMP continue their search for a 28-year-old woman from Keeseekoose First Nation who has not been seen since last Tuesday. Jamie Lee Cote’s last confirmed sighting was at local business in Yorkton about 5:20 p.m. on Aug. 13. It is also believed she may have been...
by mbcnews | Aug 22, 2019 | Current News
The Waskesiu Lakeside Music Festival will be featuring Indigenous programming for the first time this year. The fifth annual festival takes place this weekend at Prince Albert National Park. “We already have a very good festival,” Jim Kerby, the festival’s...
by mbcnews | Aug 22, 2019 | Current News
A two-day youth conference wrapped up Thursday in La Ronge. The “Going M.I.L.E.S.” Conference features Indigenous entertainers Dakota House and Scott Ward. M.I.L.E.S. stands for motivate, inspire, lead and empower. Ward, who is a hypnotist, says the workshops focus on...
by mbcnews | Aug 22, 2019 | Current News
The Chief of the Fond du Lac First Nation said racism is at play as to why the community’s airport runway is not being expanded. The provincial government has given two explanations as to why the project is delayed. Deputy Premier Gordon Wyant stated it was not a...
by mbcnews | Aug 21, 2019 | Current News
New affordable housing will soon be available in Prince Albert for up to a dozen women exiting the justice system and eight people with acquired brain injuries or mental cognitive disabilities. The Prince Albert Community Housing Society Inc. (PACHSI), the federal and...
by mbcnews | Aug 21, 2019 | Current News
There’s been a change of plans for Prince Albert’s longstanding totem pole. The totem pole is suffering serious decay and the city plans to remove it from its current home on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River this fall for safety reasons. After consulting with...
by mbcnews | Aug 21, 2019 | Current News
Leaders in Fond du Lac say the provincial government must recommit to funding the expansion of that community’s airport. “The Province committed to do all that they could and give all the assistance Fond du Lac needed to get this runway built. They gave us hope when...
by mbcnews | Aug 21, 2019 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
Canoe enthusiasts will be in La Ronge this weekend for the 25th installment of the Eagle Point Canoe Classic. “We’re the only marathon canoe club in northern Saskatchewan, I think there’s only three in the province, the other two are Regina and Saskatoon,” said Warren...
by mbcnews | Aug 20, 2019 | Current News
The Western College of Veterinary Medicine will be holding a mobile veterinarian clinic for three days in La Ronge in September. “What we will do when we are there is provide onsite veterinary services, but we also do a lot of community engagement,” Dr. Jordan...
by mbcnews | Aug 20, 2019 | Current News
Kamsack RCMP are asking the public for help in finding a missing 28-year-old woman from the Keeseekoose First Nation. Jamie Lee Cote was last seen August 13, in the afternoon getting into a grey SUV heading west of Norquay. She is described as being 5 feet, 8 inches...
