Wollaston Residents Advised To Boil Their Water

A precautionary drinking water advisory remains in effect for the community of Wollaston Lake. Saskatchewan Environment’s Andy Busse explains the advisory will be lifted once they get some tests back: “The advisory was issued again only to the northern...

Plane Bound For La Ronge Goes Down

Transportation Safety Board investigators are on their way to the scene of Saturday’s midair collision in northern Saskatchewan that killed five people. A Piper PA-28 and a Lake Buccaneer amphibious plane somehow came into contact with each other near St....

La Ronge Completes Town Census

The Town of La Ronge has completed a municipal census. The work was carried out after the 2011 census reported that just 2304 people lived in La Ronge, a figure the mayor of the community disagrees with. Thomas Sierzycki says according to the town’s numbers,...

Lafond Named New Treaty Commissioner

The province has a new Treaty Commissioner. George Lafond, a former chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, has been selected to head up the office. He was named to the post this week by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan. In a release, Lafond says he believes...

Hit And Run North Of Prince Albert

RCMP are on the lookout for a driver who was involved in a hit and run north of Prince Albert overnight. A man was struck by a vehicle between 2:00 and 3:00 this morning. The collision occurred a few kilometres north of town, near the fire control centre, in the...

MNLA Set For June

A date has been set to hold a Metis Nation Legislative Assembly, followed by an Annual General Meeting. The two events will take place on June 16 and 17 in Prince Albert. At that time, a date will be chosen to hold the next MN-S election. Members of the Provincial...