by MBC News | Dec 13, 2018
Approximately 30 people showed up at a La Ronge Town Council meeting last night to throw their support behind a new bylaw. The town bylaw, which outlines the sale, distribution and consumption of beverage alcohol and cannabis is an effort to remedy an on-going alcohol...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2018
High school students from Onion Lake Cree Nation have starred in a new music video promoting healthy coping strategies. The video is for the song Young & Happy, which was written by Onion Lake students who completed a workshop with N’We Jinan, a non-profit video...
by MBC News | Dec 13, 2018
The La Ronge Ice Wolves are getting set for their last two games before the Christmas break. The Ice Wolves will host the Flin Flon Bombers on Friday night at the Mel Hegland Uniplex, before travelling to Nipawin Saturday for a date with the Hawks. La Ronge is nine...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2018
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation is conducting a forensic audit on the construction of a new health facility. The project in 2016 was estimated to cost approximately $8 million, but that has now ballooned to $12 million with the building only 75 percent complete. The...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2018
Approximately 30 people attended an interactive safety meeting Tuesday night hosted by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Attendees were broken down into groups of three and asked to answer a series of questions The questions were all based on identifying safety problems...
by MBC News | Dec 12, 2018
December got off to a busy start for RCMP detachments and the Combined Traffic Safety Sections with National Safe Driving Week taking place from Dec. 1-7. Members in Saskatchewan were on the lookout for distracted and aggressive driving, speeding and those not wearing...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2018
The family of Brydon Whitstone is considering civil action against the RCMP officer who shot and killed their son. RCMP Constable Jerry Abbott shot two bullets into the chest of the 22-year-old Onion Lake Cree Nation man in North Battleford on Oct. 21, 2017. Police...
by MBC News | Dec 11, 2018
The Provincial Auditor says the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority needs to do better in safeguarding its I-T. Auditor Judy Ferguson found the SIGA did not follow established policies to annually review user access to key I-T applications to its financial casino...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2018
The province has ordered an independent investigation into the Northern Village of Pinehouse. The request comes in response to a scathing report released by Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Ronald Kruzeniski that says the northern municipality has...
by MBC News | Dec 10, 2018
During the Cold War, there was a push to expand uranium mining as part of an effort to keep up in the nuclear weapons arms race. The result is northern Saskatchewan became home to many abandoned or “legacy” mines. Some of the sites were only exploratory and others...
