Some evacuees in the Northwest return home

Some evacuees in the Northwest return home

Some communities in the northwest, evacuated by the threat of wildfires are returning home. Evacuation orders have been lifted in Ile-a-la-Crosse, Buffalo Narrows, Buffalo River, Dillon, St. George’s Hill and Michel Village. However, the Saskatchewan Public Safety...
Decolonization is part of the culture at Riverside School

Decolonization is part of the culture at Riverside School

Riverside School Photo The Riverside School Jigging Group is just one example of how Riverside School works to decolonize education. Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Prince Albert Daily...
Some evacuees in the Northwest return home

Wildfire evacuees begin to return home

Residents from several northern communities who were forced to flee earlier this month due to wildfires are returning home. The evacuation orders for Buffalo Narrows and Île-à-la-Crosse were removed on Wednesday, and residents have now begun to return home from...
Northern evacuees are returning home

Northern evacuees are returning home

Northerners evacuated due to wildfire threats are beginning to return home. Ile a la Crosse, which lifted its evacuation order Wednesday said that Regina-based evacuees are headed north. Buffalo Narrows Mayor Sandy Ericson said on Facebook that residents currently...
MLTC and province mark grand opening of hemodialysis unit

MLTC and province mark grand opening of hemodialysis unit

The Government of Saskatchewan and Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) are officially opening a new health care facility in Meadow Lake. Representatives from the Tribal Council, provincial government and Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) were on hand Thursday for the...
Police make arrest after shooting on Flying Dust First Nation

Police make arrest after shooting on Flying Dust First Nation

The Meadow Lake RCMP have arrested a youth who was wanted on a charge of attempted murder. RCMP said the youth was arrested on May 22 in Meadow Lake. The youth is set to make their first court appearance Thursday in Meadow Lake. The arrest of the youth stems from a...
Some evacuees in the Northwest return home

Province lifts fire ban

Saskatchewan wildfire officials have lifted the provincial fire ban, citing cooler weather and increased rainfall. The fire ban was in place on May 16, in all provincial parks, Crown land and in the Northern Administration District, north of Highway 16. Yet some...