by MBC News | Aug 29, 2019 | Current News
More than 100 people braved the rainy weather Wednesday to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Treaty 6 Adhesion. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band and Montreal Lake Cree Nation signed on to the agreement with the Crown in February 1889. Peter Ballanyne Cree Nation...
by MBC News | Aug 29, 2019 | Current News, MBC News
A 16-year-old amputee from Wollaston Lake says he hopes to inspire others with his music. Dillon Gazandlare was born with a below-elbow amputation, but he has not let that stop him from playing instruments. Gazandlare does not have a prosthetic, but has built an...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2019 | Current News
RCMP said they had to dispose of a bear in La Loche, which was roaming in a residents backyard. An RCMP spokesperson said the bear was attracted to the smell of people cleaning fish and not properly discarding the remains in the northern Saskatchewan community....
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2019 | Current News
Several Facebook posts by family members list Lucien Silverquill as the person fatally shot by RCMP during a confrontation Tuesday afternoon on the Fishing Lake First Nation. At approximately 1:30 PM two officers from the Wadena detachment were called to a home on...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2019 | Current News, Ice Wolves, MBC News, Sports
The hockey season is almost upon us and the La Ronge Ice Wolves are slated to open training camp on Thursday evening with fitness testing and registration at the JRMCC. The Ice Wolves are expecting around 80 players to take part in camp this year. “We got the kids...
by MBC News | Aug 28, 2019 | Current News
RCMP report a Fishing Lake First Nation man is dead following an officer-involved shooting on the reserve Tuesday. Mounties said that two officers from the Wadena detachment were called to a home on there Tuesday afternoon on a disturbance complaint and that a man was...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2019 | Current News
Mosquito Grizzly Bear’s Head Lean Man First Nation will soon be launching three new companies that will create jobs in the area. The First Nation plans to open a gas bar and convenience store, security company and construction company. “It will further enhance our...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2019 | Current News
A long-term northern Saskatchewan educator is the newest CEO at Northlands College in La Ronge. Guy Penney was appointed to the position earlier this week. He says he came out to this part of the province, as a teacher from Newfoundland, almost 27 years ago and just...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2019 | Current News
After seeing suicide take family and friends, Kimberly Beatty decided to raise awareness by walking from Prince Albert to La Ronge. Beatty said her step father took his own life five years ago along with other people she knew. This is the third year for the walk,...
by MBC News | Aug 27, 2019 | Current News, MBC News, Sports
The results are in from the 25th annual Eagle Point Canoe Classic, which took place in La Ronge over the weekend. In the 7-kilometre race, the team of Dan Beveridge from Saskatoon and Reuben Maan of Toronto took first place. In the 18-kilometre event, Regina’s...
