There are 65 days left until the start of the Tony Cote Summer Games and the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is well into the planning and development phase. That's according to Jonas Roberts Memorial Community Centre (JRMCC) director of sports and recreation Kevin Roberts, who said a delegation from the Federation of Soverei...

Air Ronge and La Ronge municipal councils have declared June as Pride Month in their respective communities. The decision to do so was made at their latest regular council meetings, where permission was also given to raise a Pride Flag in each of their communities. In additional, Air Ronge decided to donate supplies su...

"I'm really disappointed. I'm really disappointed with the town for what they did." Those are the words of Kikinahk Friendship Centre executive director Ron Woytowich, who announced its program Scattered Site would come to an end June 30 due to strong municipal and public opposition of its current and propose...

Two residents of northern Saskatchewan were honoured at the 2024 Literacy Awards of Merit at Regina's Government House on May 14. Allan Janvier, 67, and Mary McKenzie, 62, were both recipients of the Cameco Literacy Learner Award and Bursary. Both recipients recently returned to class to finish their high school educat...

The Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) is offering workshops in six Lac La Ronge Indian Band communities this week. Sponsored by the Lac La Ronge Indian Child and Family Services (ICFS), the first workshop occurred Sunday in Stanley Mission. The workshop is geared towards families and the Stanley Mission event at...

A new journey has begun for 16 graduates of the Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NSITEP). A graduation ceremony was held May 24 to honour the new teachers, who come from a variety of communities throughout the North. This marks the second cohort of students who have graduated from the program...

Dr. Daniel Irvine is the recipient of the 2024 Emergency Physician of the Year (Prairies Rural, Remote, Small Urban) award from the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians. "It was an honour for sure," he said. "There is a lot of positions that work really hard amongst many different emergency depar...

The Village of Air Ronge will pay $85,000 to the Town of La Ronge to cover recreation services and more specifically operational costs for the Mel Hegland Uniplex.The funds will be for the period of June 1, 2024, to June 1, 2025. The decision was made following a regular village council meeting on Wednesday, where La R...

One of four people involved in a violent robbery, that left the victim with a gunshot wound to the back, has received a four year prison sentence. Jaron Halkett, 24, appeared at La Ronge Provincial Court on Thursday and a guilty plea was entered to a sole charge of robbery with violence. The sentence represented a join...

A seemingly constant presence of advertisements normalizing sports gambling in Canada has sparked a growing opposition of people who find them harmful, with the movement reaching the Canadian Senate.In a news release Tuesday, the Canadian Psychological Association (SPA) offered its support to Bill S-269, which calls &q...