by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013
A group of students from Norway were in La Ronge on Thursday as part of a weeklong visit to Canada to discuss northern issues. The exchange program is organized by the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development at the University of Saskatchewan....
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013
The executive director of wildfire management for the province says a new camera system to monitor forest fires gives the province more potential to expand coverage without putting workers at risk. Conversion of the observation towers is now underway. It will take a...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013
Hot weather in the far north has increased fire hazards for some communities. Curtis Lee of Saskatchewan Environment says conditions around Uranium City and Fond du Lac are amongst the driest. He says one fire they’re watching closely is located just south of the Fond...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013
Two years ago, Kendal Netmaker took an idea and ran with and today he is being honoured for his perseverance and entrepreneurial excellence. Last week, Netmaker’s company Neechie Gear – which makes youth designer sportswear such as hoodies, sweatpants, caps and...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013
The Saskatoon and District Labour Council kicked off its 25th annual summer snack program on Friday. The program provides daily free-of-charge lunches to inner-city kids throughout the summer months at Pleasant Hill, Westmount, Optimist, Confederation, Meadow Green...
by MBC News | Jul 5, 2013
Twenty kids from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band will get a chance to learn playing tips from Aboriginal golf pro Notah Begay the third this weekend. The kids, from La Ronge and Stanley Mission, will come into Saskatoon today, take part in a golf clinic at the Dakota...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013
A Canada-wide warrant has been issued for a violent offender. 49 year-old Mitchell Sasakamoose failed to return to his residence in Regina last night. He has a history of substance abuse and committing violent crimes. He is 5″8, 160 lbs, with brown eyes and...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013
The Saskatchewan Government Employees’ Union is not giving up on its fight to preserve manned forest fire observation towers. The union says the government is now in the process of tearing down the observation posts on top of the towers in preparation for new...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013
Engineers are being brought in to assess the flooding situation at the James Smith Cree Nation. Forty people were evacuated from the reserve after overland water cut off their homes from the rest of the community. Robert Head is the chief of the Peter Chapman band,...
by MBC News | Jul 4, 2013
The province has designated a 3,600 square kilometre area in the northern Saskatchewan as a new protected area. The Pink Lake Representative Area Ecological Reserve is located about 160 kilometres north of La Ronge. The boreal region provides habitat for many species...
