by MBC News | Jun 2, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Food Bank continues to find new ways to help community members while closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The food bank closed in mid-March to keep both clients and employees safe from the virus. Trudy Connor, the chair of the food bank’s governing...
by MBC News | Jun 2, 2020
A popular Indigenous hockey tournament was cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fred Sasakamoose “Chief Thunderstick” National Hockey Championship was slated for Apr. 24-26 in Saskatoon. Despite the cancellation, the event was moved online and teams...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2020
As Ontario continues to deal with the fallout of a startling report on the state of seniors care home facilities, the Sask. Health Authority released its 2019, CEO’s inspections of long-term care facilities. The 251 page reports provide a glimpse of the pro’s and cons...
by MBC News | Jun 1, 2020
A community safety officer program for First Nations people living in northwestern Saskatchewan continues to move ahead. Two women from the program took oaths of office last week in a special ceremony in North Battleford. These officers will now have the ability to...
by MBC News | May 29, 2020
RCMP have charged four people after an investigation into organized crime in the Prince Albert area. The charges stem from a search warrant in February and the investigation dates back to last October. Twenty-eight-year-old Jesse Dillon of Onion Lake, 24-year-old...
by MBC News | May 29, 2020
The LGBTQ+ pride flag will be flown at locations in La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band for the month of June. The motion to fly the flag during Pride month, which is celebrated annually in June, was presented to La Ronge town council on Wednesday...
