by MBC News | Aug 29, 2013 | Current News
A gold mining company with operations in the La Ronge area is attempting to re-group and rebuild after a disastrous year. Golden Band Resources ended its fiscal year with a loss of nearly $27 million. Almost half this loss came in the last quarter which ended April...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2013 | Current News
The search continues for the pilot of a floatplane that crashed in the Northwest Territories one week ago. The Single Otter, owned by Transwest Air, left Scott Lake in northern Saskatchewan last Thursday evening and was reported missing early Friday morning. The...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2013 | Current News
First Nation fire fighters from northern Saskatchewan have won another National Aboriginal Firefighter Competition. The event, hosted by the Aboriginal Fire Fighters Association of Canada, was held last weekend in Ontario. Fond du Lac First Nation Fire Chief Georgie...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2013 | Current News
A cottage owner on Crooked Lake is optimistic a compromise can be reached on proposed lease rate hikes. The lakefront property is owned by the nearby Sakimay First Nation. Lease rates are scheduled to go up dramatically – in some cases eight times what they are...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2013 | Current News
A new museum has been opened on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation with the goal of ensuring the dark legacy of Indian residential schools is never forgotten. The museum is located within a local addictions treatment centre and contains video recollections by elders,...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2013 | Current News
The chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says the First Nation is pleased politics has failed to rule the day when it comes to upcoming boundary changes to Saskatchewan’s northern riding. In its final report last week, the federal electoral boundaries commission...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2013 | Current News
After five months of inactivity, things are up and running again at Golden Band Resources’ La Ronge Gold Project. Amidst some company financial turmoil in February, Golden Band halted operations at the Komis deposit and shut down the mill. A large amount of turnover...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2013 | Current News
A 38-year-old woman from the Witchekan Lake First Nation was killed in a single vehicle rollover yesterday. Police say Evelyn Rose Lewis was in a truck that went off a road and overturned on the Big River First Nation. According to the RCMP, the crash took place on...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2013 | Current News
The curator of the Poundmaker Historical Centre is shocked and saddened by a break-in that caused more than $26,000 in damage to the museum. The thieves did not take much, but they did leave a lot of destruction behind. The incident at the facility located on the...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2013 | Current News
Drivers heading north of Prince Albert on Highway 2 no longer have to take a detour. A section of the road was closed to light traffic earlier this summer because of flooding. The Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways re-opened the road this morning, although water on the...
