by Jenna Smith | Jun 18, 2024
Several leaders in the province gathered in Montreal, Lake Cree Nation, to form a partnership. Leaders in attendance included MLCN Chief Joyce Naytowhow-McLeod, MLCN Vice-Chief Dean Henderson, Prince Albert Grand Council, Grand Chief Brian Hardlotte, Premier Scott...
by Jenna Smith | Jun 17, 2024
Construction of a new elementary school in La Loche is now over halfway complete. The building of the new school is a collaborative effort between the Government of Saskatchewan, the Northern Lights School Division and community advocates. The school is now 65%...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2024
SaskPower, Westinghouse, and Cameco will be working together on any possible nuclear reactors in the province. The groups signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which was announced on Monday. The MOU will look to evaluate some of Cameco’s recently acquired...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2024
By NC Raine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Shirley Irwin, 63, returned to the classroom to fulfill her life-long dream to be a university graduate. On Saturday, she will walk across the stage to receive her Bachelor of Indigenous Fine Arts from the...
by MBC News | Jun 17, 2024
The Wollaston Lake road project has received a significant financial boost due to funding from the federal government. The project, would see the construction of an all-season road to Wollaston Lake and Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation. The two communities currently...
by Amber Bear | Jun 15, 2024
The 2nd annual Staying Alive Fundraiser at Dakota Dunes: a resounding success with a $190,000 financial investment from the Kidney Foundation of Canada to reduce the burden of chronic kidney disease in Indigenous patients in Saskatchewan. Sasipenita and the Kidney...
by Joel Willick | Jun 14, 2024
A film-maker, who was born in La Ronge, has released a new film with the National Film Board. Janine Windolph’s film Our Maternal Home tells the story of her family tracing their origins to Waswanipi Cree Nation in Quebec. Windolph’s grandmother was a...
by Jenna Smith | Jun 14, 2024
The program is available for homeowners who don’t exceed a combined annual household income of $68,000, their home must be located within a 25-kilometre radius of a community served by a SaskEnergy Network Member, and they must also not have been a recipient of the...
by MBC News | Jun 14, 2024
(Photo Credit: First Nations University of Canada) First Nations University of Canada and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a partnership which will help enable leadership and advancement in Indigenous education for generations to come. Through the partnership...
by Jenna Smith | Jun 14, 2024
Photo credit: Piwapan Women’s Centre website. Two scholarships are available for northern post-secondary students. The annual scholarships are offered through the La Ronge Native Women’s Council with the aim of continuing the legacy of Mary Heimbecker and...
