by MBC News | Apr 27, 2020
English River First Nation is calling for help from the Saskatchewan government to control the spread of COVID-19 infections in the community. The first four cases of the virus in the First Nation occurred in the past week. ERFN says local health officials believe...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2020
La Loche is mourning the death of an elder due to complications from COVID-19. 83-year-old Joseph Sylvestre died Sunday in North Battleford hospital. Mayor Robert St. Pierre confirms that Sylvestre was a long-term care resident. Sylvestre’s death is the fifth in...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2020
The Canoe Lake Cree Nation is mourning the passing of long-serving former chief Guy Lariviere. Lariviere was first elected chief of the First Nation in 1992 and re-elected eight times Canoe Lake Councillor Wilfred Iron said Lariviere had a big impact on the First...
by MBC News | Apr 26, 2020
UPDATE – RCMP have charged a 42-year-old man in relation to a kidnapping that took place near Ile-a-la Crosse last week. Police had to rescue a female youth on Friday morning after she was held captive in a cabin on Ile-a-la Crosse Lake for four days. Officers...
by MBC News | Apr 25, 2020
The Prince Albert Grand Council is asking city council to hold off on its controversial back alley curfew bylaw. In a press release, PAGC Chief Brian Hardlotte says the city simply has not done enough consultation to move the bylaw forward. The proposed bylaw would...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2020
Saskatchewan’s top doctor is restricting all non-critical travel in the northern part of the province and is recommending that people do not travel between northern communities as municipalities struggle to address clusters of COVID-19 cases. Six of the ten new cases...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves now have two graduating players committed to post-secondary institutions for the 2020-21 hockey season. Forward Jake Chartier will play for Maryville University, which is an ACHA Division I program in St. Louis, MO. Chartier, a Saskatoon...
by MBC News | Apr 24, 2020
The financial pressures of COVID-19 are putting northern communities in a difficult position, limiting the help Mayors and Councils can provide to residents and businesses. Several mayors say their municipalities are so strapped for resources, that they can’t provide...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2020
It appears the Saskatchewan government has no plans to change its stance on the sale of alcohol during the COVID-19 pandemic any time soon. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has joined a number of other organizations across the province in requesting the government impose...
by MBC News | Apr 23, 2020
The La Ronge region community alcohol management plan committee’s annual survey has received less participation than usual. The committee is working on a five-year plan to reduce alcohol-related harms in La Ronge, Air Ronge and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. The...
