Cook-Searson re-elected to sixth term as La Ronge band chief

Cook-Searson re-elected to sixth term as La Ronge band chief

by | May 27, 2020

The 2020 Lac La Ronge Indian Band election will go down as one for the history books. The election was initially supposed to be at the end of March but was delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Existing chief and council were then sworn back into office on an...
Bootlegging charges laid in Pelican Narrows

Bootlegging charges laid in Pelican Narrows

by | May 27, 2020

Two men and a woman from Pelican Narrows have been charged for allegedly trying to bootleg alcohol into the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. The charges come after over 50 bottles of alcohol were found in the vehicle on Thursday during a search at the COVID-19 check-stop...
Two residents from the Far North die due to COVID-19

Two residents from the Far North die due to COVID-19

by | May 27, 2020

Two more residents of the Far North have died due to complications of COVID-19. Health officials said Wednesday that the deceased are in the 80’s and 60’s. Three people in the Far North have died since yesterday. The province was investigating a potential ninth death...
Golf event starting this week in La Ronge 

Golf event starting this week in La Ronge 

by | May 27, 2020

Eagle Point in La Ronge will be the site of a match play golf tournament.  The 2020 Lac La Ronge Men’s Bi-Weekly Match Play event begins this Friday.  “This is the second year (of the tournament),” said Teron Roberts, who is an organizer for the tournament. “We did it...