by MBC News | Jul 22, 2015
Some Saskatoon at-risk youth are spending the summer helping senior citizens take care of their yards. EGADZ and the Saskatoon Health Region announced today the Action to Employment program where by young people will do work around the yard year round for Senior...
by MBC News | Jul 22, 2015
Some of the final people still being kept from their homes because of fires in the La Ronge area received good news today. Lac La Ronge Indian Band Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says the general evacuation order has been lifted for Hall Lake and Clam Lake Bridge. The Chief...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2015
The Opposition is calling for a forest fire inquiry. The NDP wants to focus on the government’s policies and the cutbacks to government spending on firefighting. NDP leader Cam Broten says he wants the inquiry to be independent that includes northern leadership,...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2015
Employment Insurance payouts for those affected by Saskatchewan’s wildfires are being fast-tracked. Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River Conservative MP Rob Clarke has announced a special reference code will be given to those affected so their claims are directed...
by MBC News | Jul 21, 2015
Two counts of impaired driving causing death have been laid against a 25-year-old man from the Carry the Kettle First Nation. Adrian Cappo made his first court appearance yesterday in Fort Qu’Appelle. Cappo is charged in connection with a single vehicle rollover...
by MBC News | Jul 20, 2015
About a hundred fires are still burning in the province’s north, but the crisis is over. Communities are now assessing, reviewing and reorganizing as thousands of residents return home. This was a huge challenge involving hundreds of firefighters, including...
by MBC News | Jul 19, 2015
It has been a rough two weeks for residents in northern Saskatchewan, but for the first time since July 4th some got to sleep in their own beds last night. The mandatory evacuation for the communities of La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band was lifted...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2015
A news conference was held today at the Village of Air Ronge office to update the media on the fire situation in the region. Residents of more northern communities are being allowed to return home today. The Northern Administration District says the Resource District...
by MBC News | Jul 18, 2015
The fancy word is repatriation, but most people would simply say, “We’re coming home!”Following the lifting of the evacuation order for La Ronge, Air Ronge and local Lac La Ronge Indian Band, vehicles began sifting back into the communities at 1 p.m. today.More will...
by MBC News | Jul 17, 2015
The government expects thousands of people to start returning home today following the announcement that the evacuation order has been lifted for the La Ronge area. Emergency Social Services spokesperson Karri Kempf says there are still close to 9000 people receiving...
