Province pulls the plug on Quill Lake water diversion

Up until Thursday, the Water Security Agency was weighing its options on a controversial water diversion project near Quill Lake. The aim for the proposed project was to ease the risk that the saline Quill Lake will flood its banks during a high water year, and end up...
Health conference looks at the ‘new north’

Health conference looks at the ‘new north’

The first northern health conference in nearly a decade is underway in Saskatchewan. The presentations and discussions cover four health authorities in northern Saskatchewan: Athabasca, Keewatin Yatthe Regional, Mamaweetan Churchill River (MCRHA), and Northern...

Nuisance bear finally captured in La Ronge

Conservation officers in La Ronge have finally captured and relocated a nuisance bear that has been seen in the community’s downtown area in recent weeks. The two-year-old female was tranquilized Tuesday night after being spotted up a tree near a trap that had...

Divergent views on diversion project

The Water Security Agency says no decision has been made on a water diversion project near Quill Lake, and there has been plenty of consultation with First Nations. Patrick Boyle, spokesman for the Water Security Agency (WSA), was responding to a news release issued...