by MBC News | Dec 1, 2020
La Ronge is getting advanced paramedic services. The Saskatchewan Health Authority has designated the La Ronge Emergency Medical Services as an Advanced Life Support ambulance service. “[This service] employs Advanced Care Paramedics who can deliver a higher level of...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2020
The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League was forced to pause its season last week following further COVID-19 restrictions announced by the provincial government. SJHL President Bill Chow spoke Monday during the league’s Facebook program SJHL @ Noon. “Those discussions as...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2020
The trapping season in the province is off to a slow start, but the Sask. Trappers Association believes the year will yield great furs. “A lot of guys have been out there. A little bit of concern with the overall markets on the fur,” said Wrangler Hamm, President of...
by MBC News | Dec 1, 2020
Cameco said an individual at its Cigar Lake facility in Northern Sask. has tested positive for COVID-19. “This individual has been in isolation since November 22,” said Jeff Hryhoriw, Director Government Relations and Communications for Cameco. Two others were...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2020
First Nations and Métis communities in northern Saskatchewan are among the target groups of a new $500 million national housing initiative. The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Rapid Housing Initiative will fund 100 per cent of capital costs of an affordable...
by MBC News | Nov 30, 2020
The Speech from the Throne, a roadmap of the provincial government’s priorities, makes little mention of initiatives for First Nations and Northern Saskatchewan. Instead, the government will focus on targeted rebates, fiscal restraint and the COVID-19 pandemic...
