La Ronge Man Fined For Altering Shoreline

by | Feb 18, 2014

Digging up some trees and adding sand to the beach in front of their lake side cottage at Lac La Ronge has ended up costing a La Ronge couple a lot more than they bargained for. Walter Bergsveinson was fined more than 22 hundred dollars and ordered to restore the...

SGEU Ratifies Collective Agreement With Northern Health Regions

by | Feb 14, 2014

Saskatchewan’s two northern health regions have reached a new collective agreement with members of the provincial government employees union. SGEU employees in the Mamawetan Churchill River and Keewatin Yatthe health regions will see wage increases of about 8.5 per...

La Ronge To Fly Rainbow Flag

by | Feb 14, 2014

The town of La Ronge is taking a stand against the discrimination being faced by people in Russia. For the past week cities and provinces across Canada have been flying Rainbow flags as a show of protest against laws in Russia, that discriminate against people based...

MBC Marks 30 Years Of Broadcasting

by | Feb 14, 2014

MBC is marking a special anniversary today. It’s been 30 years since our network began broadcasting to the people of northern Saskatchewan. Nap Gardiner was the network’s first chairperson and president. He says MBC started with a vision of helping northern residents...

Yellow Quill Expands Paramedic Services To Industry

by | Feb 14, 2014

The Yellow Quill First Nation has signed a new agreement that will see its members providing paramedic services at Saskatchewan oil and gas, construction and industrial work sites. The joint venture has been entered into with Canadian Industrial Paramedics of Alberta....

Closing Arguments Heard On Dangerous Offender Designation

by | Feb 14, 2014

Closing arguments were heard in a Regina court yesterday for an Aboriginal man who was deemed a dangerous offender and sentenced to an indefinite prison term. His lawyer is attempting to have that designation overturned, saying his client does not fit the profile of...