Cameco layoffs begin at McArthur River and Key Lake

Cameco layoffs begin at McArthur River and Key Lake

The temporary layoffs that were announced in November, have begun to take effect on two Cameco sites in northern Saskatchewan. Approximately 845 workers at the two operations will be without work for ten months until the sites are scheduled to reopen. Duncan Gardiner...
Prince Albert Mayor maps out 2018 in State of the City Address

Prince Albert Mayor maps out 2018 in State of the City Address

Plans for the year were laid out at the Art Hauser Centre today for Prince Albert Mayor, Greg Dionne’s, State of the City Address. The speech was the highlight of a lunch put on by the Prince Albert chamber of commerce. Topics covered by Dionne included upcoming...
La Ronge sits on gold mine made of sand

La Ronge sits on gold mine made of sand

An Alberta contractor, who has made his millions playing in the sand, wants to take his expertise to the La Ronge area where he plans to open a silica pit mine that could inject $5 billion into the local economy and generate more than a 1,000 jobs. Camilo Garcia is...
La Ronge’s Devon Smith set to return to octagon

La Ronge’s Devon Smith set to return to octagon

Despite announcing his retirement this past summer, pro MMA fighter Devon Smith of La Ronge is getting back into the octagon next month. Smith is scheduled to square off with Tyler Weran out of Saskatoon in a light-heavyweight bout at a Modern Fighting Championship...