by mbcnews | May 10, 2021 | Current News
Approximately seven kilometres of walking trails in La Ronge received provincial and federal funding so they can be made accessible year-round. These additions include hard surfaces on areas that would be uncrossable in the summer. “A lot of the trails are only usable...
by mbcnews | May 7, 2021 | Current News
A group of youth in the Canoe Lake Cree Nation is looking to take their community back from the ravages of drugs and alcohol. The local “Reclaiming our Community” walk was held earlier this week to promote positive, healthy and drug-free lifestyles. “There’s been...
by mbcnews | May 7, 2021 | Current News
The Athabasca Health Authority has been seeing some recent success with their vaccine roll out. The health authority’s CEO, Allan Adam said the uptake on vaccines has been good with many people getting inoculated. He added some of the health authority’s communities...
by mbcnews | May 7, 2021 | Current News
Cameco is reporting a net loss of $5 million and an adjusted net loss of $29 million for the first quarter of 2021. The loss comes as the Cigar Lake mine was temporarily shutdown from December to April over COVID-19 concerns. The uranium producer did continue to pay...
by mbcnews | May 7, 2021 | Current News
The Northern Village of La Loche continues vaccination efforts as two variants affect the community, but Mayor Georgina Jolibois said getting COVID-19 information from the provincial government “is like pulling teeth.” “All we are getting is that it is a variant of...
by mbcnews | May 6, 2021 | Current News
The Prince Albert Police Service, Parkland Ambulance and Saskatchewan Health Authority have announced a new joint initiative. The three organizations say they have teamed up to ensure people who are arrested and brought into custody by P.A. Police have access to a...
by mbcnews | May 6, 2021 | Current News
As opposition continues to mount over a proposed peat moss development south of La Ronge, the area MLA doesn’t think the project can come to fruition. Lambert Peat Moss said it’s proposed project would see moss harvested from four cluster sites south of La Ronge. In a...
by mbcnews | May 5, 2021 | Current News
A La Ronge man who helped organize the Walking with Our Angels campaign is responding to the provincial government passing suicide prevention legislation. Christopher Merasty, who is also the founder of Men of the North, said when he heard about the legislation being...
by mbcnews | May 5, 2021 | Current News
(Crystal in La Loche wears red to remember her mother Janet Sylvestre. Janet was 37 years old when she was last seen in Saskatoon on October 12, 1994. Her remains were found in a rural area outside of Saskatoon on October 13, 1994. Credit the Sask RCMP Twitter.) As...
by mbcnews | May 5, 2021 | Current News
The federal government is increasing the budget in the prairies for regional economic development, which is aimed at creating local entrepreneur opportunities, similar to the Ile-a-la-Crosse Fish Company. Ottawa invested approximately $1.3 million in 2017 to help the...
