by MBC News | Dec 21, 2022
By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Before La Ronge had an overnight shelter, winters in the northern town were — invariably — deadly. “We used to have at least one person in La Ronge freeze to death every winter,” said Ron Woytowich, executive...
by MBC News | Dec 21, 2022
Ron Woytowich is the executive director of the Kikinahk Friendship Centre in La Ronge, Sask. Megan Heyhurst photography By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter For more than 25 years, Ron Woytowich has been helping people in the La Ronge area get the...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2022
Lac La Ronge food bank chair Cheryl Norgaard stands with food hampers on November 9, 2022. Megan Heyhurst photography By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter On a Wednesday afternoon, the Lac La Ronge food bank is busy — but quiet. A few years ago,...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2022
Tina Johnson, extended hours program manager for the Scattered Sites Outreach Program, stands in the kitchen at Scattered Sites on Nov. 9, 2022. Megan Heyhurst photography By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Henry Dorion — ‘Moody,’ to his...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2022
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com The 14,000-barrel spill of crude oil from the Keystone pipeline into a creek in Kansas last week has Carry The Kettle Cega’kin Nakoda First Nation (Cega’kin) “gravely concerned” about...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2022
By Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The First Nations University of Canada (FNUniv) has launched a new teaching resource through the Indigenous Knowledge and Science program with the aid of Prince Albert high school students. The resource is...
by Joel Willick | Dec 16, 2022
First Nation chiefs from across the province came together at the FSIN offices in Saskatoon on Friday afternoon to stand in solidarity and speak out against what they say is the provincial government’s infringements on First Nations inherent and Treaty rights....
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2022
Matthew Maurer stands at a trailhead in La Ronge, Sask. In 2022, Maurer started leading evening and winter hikes in the trails around the town. Megan Heyhurst Photography By: Julia Peterson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter LA RONGE — By the time I arrive at the...
by MBC News | Dec 16, 2022
By: Michael Oleksyn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division continues to make progress in addressing some of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Calls to Action. Superintendent Jennifer Hingley and Indigenous...
by Joel Willick | Dec 14, 2022
A path has been cleared for Pelican Lake First Nation to have urban reserve land in Saskatoon. Leaders from the First Nation and city officials held an official signing ceremony on Wednesday afternoon with the signing of a municipal services agreement for land...
