by MBC News | Apr 12, 2021
The New Democrats assert the location of a proposed monument for residential school survivors is unsuitable. The provincial government and Lt. Governor Russ Mirasty have committed to building a Truth and Reconciliation monument at Government House this year, following...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
Cameco is restating production at its Cigar Lake facility later this month. The uranium producer suspended operations in December over concerns due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The safety of our workers, their families and communities is always our top priority,” said...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
An outbreak of COVID-19 in one of its communities has somewhat scuttled plans for the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation election. The election is scheduled for Tuesday but the outbreak in the community of Sturgeon Landing means voters will not be able to cast ballots...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
Gaelan Patterson is moving on from the La Ronge Ice Wolves. The team’s associate head coach/general manager is moving to Nanaimo British Columbia to be the director of hockey operations for the Nanaimo Minor Hockey Association. In a tweet from the Ice Wolves’ official...
by MBC News | Apr 9, 2021
(Photo of the exterior of the Holy Trinity Church. Courtesy of Tourism Saskatchewan.) The final refurbishment on the Holy Trinity Church in Lac La Ronge Provincial Park will begin in June, with the painting of the interior and exterior of the historic building. Mid...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2021
La Ronge’s Scattered Site Outreach Program is set to re-open its doors. The facility, which provides meals and addictions services to vulnerable people, closed its doors last week after a government funding contract ended Mar. 31. However, Kikinahk Friendship Centre...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2021
Seeking to expand its knowledge base and build a virtual map of the province’s southeast, leaders with Métis Nation – Saskatchewan (MN – S) are putting out the call for stories from its members and their families, part of a region-wide traditional land use study. MN –...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2021
The City of Regina has started an online public conversation on the future of the Sir John A. Macdonald statue in Victoria Park. The statue was to be moved into storage while public consultations on its final resting place occurred. Council voted March 31, on a...
by MBC News | Apr 7, 2021
Prince Albert National Park is feeling good about the future of the Sturgeon River Plains Bison Herd. Joanne Watson, a resource management officer with P.A. National Park said when staff counted the animals from the air this winter they had one of the best surveys...
by MBC News | Apr 7, 2021
RCMP say they have arrested two more people after the second drug bust on the Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserve in less than a week. Police say they executed a search warrant on a residence on the Far Reserve Road on Monday night and seized an undisclosed amount of...