by MBC News | May 27, 2020
Two more residents of the Far North have died due to complications of COVID-19. Health officials said Wednesday that the deceased are in the 80’s and 60’s. Three people in the Far North have died since yesterday. The province was investigating a potential ninth death...
by MBC News | May 27, 2020
First Nations leaders in the northwest are raising concerns about the recently amended public health order, prohibiting non-essential travel in that region. Canoe Lake Cree Nation Chief Francis Iron discussed those concerns with Government Relations Minister Lori Carr...
by MBC News | May 27, 2020
Eagle Point in La Ronge will be the site of a match play golf tournament. The 2020 Lac La Ronge Men’s Bi-Weekly Match Play event begins this Friday. “This is the second year (of the tournament),” said Teron Roberts, who is an organizer for the tournament. “We did it...
by MBC News | May 26, 2020
A La Ronge fitness centre is one of the local businesses planning to open its doors June 8 as part of phase three of the Saskatchewan Re-open Plan. On Friday, the province released guidelines fitness facilities must follow when they re-open. The Jonas Roberts Memorial...
by MBC News | May 26, 2020
The province is reporting an eight COVID-19 related death and the third in the Far North. Health officials said the deceased was a person in their 50’s. The province said an additional death is under investigation. Several medial reports suggest the eight death was a...
by MBC News | May 26, 2020
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation is getting 22 cabins from the University of Saskatchewan’s shuttered Emma Lake Kenderdine Campus site, which will serve as much needed housing during COVID-19 pandemic. “Montreal Lake Cree Nation, which has closed its borders to reduce...
by MBC News | May 25, 2020
Two Town of La Ronge councillors has pledged their remunerations from now until November to the Lac La Ronge Food Bank. At the council meeting on May 3, Councillor Hugh Watt and Deputy Mayor Matt Klassen announced that they would be having the money they were to get...
by MBC News | May 25, 2020
Prince Albert Rural RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 14 year-old-boy. Darren Charles was reported missing on May 22 around 10 pm. He is described as 5’6” and weighing around 150 lbs. He has brown hair and brown eyes and has a mole on...
by MBC News | May 25, 2020
The La Ronge Ice Wolves have agreed to terms with Associate Coach Gaelan Patterson on a one-year contract extension. “Pretty disappointing the way the season ended and I think we built something for sure,” said Patterson. “We have a lot of parts for next year and I...
by MBC News | May 24, 2020
A 37-year-old La Loche man who RCMP had been looking for almost a year was taken into custody Friday. Kelly Janvier was arrested in La Loche on a number of charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and flight from a peace officer. Police had been...
