by MBC News | Feb 23, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves came from behind and beat the Notre Dame Hounds 4-3 in a shootout Sunday at home. “I give that team (Notre Dame) credit, they played hard, they played smart, they probably deserved a little bit better tonight,” said Ice Wolves Head Coach and...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2020
After a tough 6-5 shootout loss Wednesday at home versus Estevan, the La Ronge Ice Wolves responded Friday when they clipped the Weyburn Red Wings 4-2 at the Mel Hegland Uniplex. “The good thing is we found a way to win,” said Ice Wolves Head Coach and GM Kevin...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2020
Napoleon Mercredi has been found guilty of defrauding the Fond du Lac Denesuline First Nation of close to $290,000. The decision came down in a Prince Albert courtroom Friday morning. The offences occurred when Mercredi was chief of the First Nation from 2009 to 2011....
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2020
The Saskatchewan Government is seeking an economic impacts study on building phase one, a winter road to Wollaston Lake. It put out a Request for Proposals Feb. 14. “The purpose of this study is to assess and quantify (in dollars) the socio-economic benefits of...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2020
A second northern resident has had his cabin removed this month. Travis Laliberte of Beauval says the Ministry of Environment removed the cabin on the north shore of Dore Lake last week. “The reason I lost my lease was because the cabin was built approximately 400...
by MBC News | Feb 21, 2020
Grande Prairie, Alberta’s Aaron Peck is the winner of the 12-dog portion of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race. Peck was first across the finish line early Friday morning in downtown La Ronge. This isn’t Peck’s first Canadian Challenge win, as he captured the...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020
Northern remote cabin owners are getting a break on their Crown land lease fees, as the Ministry of Environment has capped it at $888. A proposal introduced in 2019 would have seen annual Crown land lease fees increase to $1,500 over four years. Now the rate is frozen...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020
An Indigenous curling team has booked its ticket to the 2020 Masters Men’s Provincial Curling Championship in Estevan. The rink features Lawrence Corrigal, Bob Desjarlais, Keith Goulet and Robert Kytwayhat. The foursome earned a spot following the northern qualifiers...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020
A champion has been crowned in the eight-dog portion of the Canadian Challenge Sled Dog Race in northern Saskatchewan. Grande Prairie Alberta’s Connor McMahon came across the finish line first on Wednesday in La Ronge. “Just about everything was going well for...
by MBC News | Feb 20, 2020
Officers in Moose Jaw will be wearing a patch of moose hide on their uniforms to help raise awareness to gender-based violence. The Moose Hide Campaign, which started in British Columbia, is a grassroots movement of Indigenous and non-Indigenous men and boys who are...
