by MBC News | Jul 8, 2015 | Current News
Cameco is doing its part in helping provide support to the thousands of evacuees from northern Saskatchewan. The company, along with other northern groups, will be providing supplies and entertainment to the evacuees throughout Saskatchewan and Alberta. CEO Tim Gitzel...
by MBC News | Jul 8, 2015 | Current News
July 8, 2015 8:00 p.m. La Ronge Emergency Operations Centre. Today’s work on the fire lines north of La Ronge went better than the weather forecast suggested it would, with the fire lines not getting much closer to the town. However, the Egg fire was still active on...
by MBC News | Jul 8, 2015 | Current News
If you require medication refills you can go to any pharmacy in Saskatchewan or Alberta and ask for a one-month prescription. Pharmacists are able to provide a one month refill on all chronic disease medications without needing to involve a physician or get a repeat...
by MBC News | Jul 8, 2015 | Current News
People wanting to help in the emergency fire situation in the La Ronge area, including with donations of money are being advised to use caution. Emergency Operations Centre Communications Coordinator Scott Boyes says there have been reports of fraudulent fundraising....
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2015 | Current News
Mayor Thomas Sierzycki: -Fire remains 2km from the north west and 1.5km north of the Town La Ronge -Crews continue to work hard to hold the fire line from the air and ground. -Municipal fire fighters continue to monitor the community for any spot fires that may start....
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2015 | Current News
The Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) for Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Air Ronge and Town La Ronge continues to get requests from evacuated people who want to return to the communities to fight fires. By order, access to the communities, and to Highway 102 North, is...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2015 | Current News
Fire-fighters are holding their own in their battle to prevent a huge blaze from entering La Ronge. The town is deserted except for fire crews and a few dozen people deemed as essential. Amoung them, four workers at MBC radio, keeping the station on the air...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2015 | Current News
National Chief Perry Bellegarde wants First Nations and other Canadians alike to get involved in the federal election campaign and push for reconciliation. In his Montreal address to the Assembly of First Nations annual meeting, Bellegarde says First Nations voters...
by MBC News | Jul 7, 2015 | Current News
Monday Evening La Ronge Report July 6, 2015 The firefighting effort on the north edge of La Ronge was helped today by south winds, but the weather forecast for Tuesday has crews expecting a tougher day ahead. The fire east of the airport did not advance much further...
by MBC News | Jul 6, 2015 | Current News
Hundreds of soldiers have arrived and hundreds more are on the way to Saskatchewan to make up positions on the fire lines in Northern Saskatchewan. The primary objective is protecting La Ronge from a huge fire that has now burned up to the edge of town. That fire...
