by MBC News | Nov 8, 2018 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
Former NHLer P.J. Stock will be heading to northern Saskatchewan in a couple weeks. Stock is the guest speaker at the upcoming La Ronge Ice Wolves Back the Pack Dinner on Nov. 24 at the JRMCC. Stock played 235 games in the NHL with the Rangers, Canadiens, Flyers and...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2018 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have traded 20-year-old goalie Merek Pipes to the Swan Valley Stampeders (MJHL) in exchange for future considerations. In five games with La Ronge this season, Pipes posted a 3.66 goals-against average and .906 save percentage. He had one win...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2018 | Current News
About 75 people attended an RCMP town hall meeting just outside Prince Albert on Wednesday night. The Mounties have been hosting similar meetings around the province. Lyle Korczak is the sergeant in charge of operations at the RCMP’s Prince Albert detachment. He says...
by MBC News | Nov 8, 2018 | Current News
Orano is holding meetings this week to discuss the decommissioning of the Cluff Lake project. The mine, located in the western Athabasca Basin, was in operation from 1980 to 2002. It consists of both open pit and closed mines. In 22 years of operation, the project...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2018 | Current News
The family of Nadine Machiskinic say they are disappointed that justice was not served in her death following a meeting Tuesday with Regina Police Chief Evan Bray. Bray met to discuss the findings and recommendations from an RCMP review into the 29-year-old’s January...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2018 | Current News
A University of Saskatchewan professor says the provincial government may have to put resource revenue sharing with First Nations on the table if it wants development projects to move forward. The Sask. Party government and James Smith Cree Nation are currently in a...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2018 | Current News, MBC News
Another season is underway in the North Central Minor Hockey League in northern Saskatchewan. There’s 24 teams throughout four divisions this season. Teams come from various communities, including La Ronge and Pinehouse. New this year for the league is a bantam...
by MBC News | Nov 7, 2018 | Current News
The last few years have generally not been good for Canadian trappers. Mild winters have tended to put fur prices on a downward trend. However, the marten continues to be a popular animal to trap in northern Saskatchewan and prices have remained stable. “I believe...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2018 | Current News
The Environment Ministry is going full steam ahead in the procurement of 147 new high-powered firearms for conservation officers despite concerns from First Nations and contractors. The original request for proposals was October 24. Since then, four contract...
by MBC News | Nov 6, 2018 | Current News
After a short stint, it appears private scheduled bus service between La Ronge and Prince Albert is no more. L.A. Family Shuttle began offering daily return trips between the two destinations at the end of July. However, owner Vi Werchola says she had to shut the...
