The new Nįtélazёtúë Elementary School in La Loche is complete. This marks the culmination of a project aimed at providing a modern and culturally enriched learning environment for students in the region."Completing this state-of-the-art school shows our government's commitment to investing in ...

Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson believes the federal election results on Monday were good for Northern Saskatchewan. "I think it will probably make a huge difference to have a local person sitting in Ottawa that is with the governing party right now, and hopefully too, it will send a stro...

"It is clear that the North wants a new path." Those are the words of Liberal MP-elect Buckley Belanger, who easily won over voters in the 2025 federal election earlier this week. In the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding, which encompasses Saskatchewan's Northern Administration District, he wo...

The La Ronge Ice Wolves recently hosted their spring camp April 27 to 29 in Aberdeen. "It was a great competitive camp, and players showed what they could do and there were some great games," said Ice Wolves Head Coach Kevin Kaminksi. "A lot of games went into a shootout. It was fun hockey to watch, and ...

La Ronge Council awarded nearly $10,000 at a regular council meeting on Monday for various initiatives through its Community Grants Policy. The largest recipient was $5,000 to Sum Theatre to support drama performance on June 4 and 5 at Pre-Cam Community School and Morley Wilson Park. Council had previously supported Su...

Update: April 30, 11:15 a.m.RCMP released a statement on the fatal house fire in Air Ronge, stating that the individual's death is non-suspicious in nature. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service continues to investigate. No further information will be released.--Officers are currently at the scene of a residential fire in ...

Construction is set to begin soon on a second bridge along Highway 2 in Air Ronge. According to a project information sheet prepared by the Government of Saskatchewan, Warman Construction Ltd. will begin mobilizing on April 29 with a final completion date set for Oct. 31. The estimated total cost for the project, which...

After nearly five weeks of hearing campaign promises, it's officially time to make a decision.Canada's 45th general election runs today, and a lot of eyes will be on the northern riding of Desnethe-Missinnippi-Churchill River due to its unpredictability and history of results being counted late into the night.The candi...

The Saskatchewan government is investing over $1.8 million this construction season to upgrade infrastructure at eight community airports, including facilities in La Ronge, Nipawin, and Tisdale.Through the province's Community Airport Partnership (CAP) program, the Ministry of Highways will contribute approximately $93...

The preliminary inquiry hearing for a man accused of second degree murder, will occur over two days in September and October.Tristen Naytowhow's case was discussed Friday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Naytowhow's attendance was waived and his lawyer Christopher Koban confirmed dates of Sept. 18 and Oct 23 ...

An arts camp for girls that was started in Stanley Mission is expanding its footprint to La Ronge. Between 15 and 20 girls in Grades 5 to 12 from La Ronge are spending the week 'rocking out' and developing their interest in music, dancing and other artistic pursuits. "This is our first time doing the camp in La Ro...

Prince Albert is one of eight Saskatchewan communities that have been invited to apply for federal/provincial infrastructure funding to boost home building. The city will join Saskatoon, Regina, Moose Jaw, Moosomin, La Ronge, Radisson, Outlook and Humboldt in the application process for Canada Housing Infrastructure Fu...

Chrystia Freeland, a high-ranking Liberal MP from Ontario, was in La Ronge on Thursday to help energize Buckley Belanger's campaign in the Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding."It is really important for the Liberal Party, it's really important for me personally, for us to elect some Liberal MPs in Sa...

A local rapper from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is set to drop a new album this weekend.Nigel Bell, who performs under the stage name Nige B, is set to release another project on Friday called Reshape // Refashion. The album is his fifth in as many years, after he released Circa 1990 in 2021, In Retrospect in 2022, U ...

A 39-year old man who allegedly pointed a firearm at individuals in Grandmother's Bay has been arrested and charged.Gilbert John Eric McLeod, who is from Grandmother's Bay, is facing various weapons-related charges, including carrying a concealed weapon and pointing a firearm. On April 15, around 8:45 a.m., Stanley Mis...

The cast and crew of Peanut Productions are putting rehearsals into overdrive as they prepare to show audiences their latest play, If It's Monday, This Must Be Murder! The play, which will run April 30 to May 3 at Air Ronge's Elks Hall, is a murder-mystery/comedy by Pat Cook that involves a murder at a country club and...

La Ronge Mayor Joe Hordyski learned a lot at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assocation's annual Convention and Tradeshow in Saskatoon this week. He attended the convention alongside fellow councillors (except for Terry Hunt), chief administrative officer Lyle Hannan, and a couple of other management employees. &...

Former Saskatchewan Party MLA Jim Lemaigre is now looking to voters in the federal Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding to elect him as their MP. He's running as a candidate for the Conservative Party in the upcoming federal election on April 28. Lemaigre previously served as an MLA from February 2022 to O...

The Saskatchewan home sales forecast is telling a much different story than what is being realized across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) downgraded its forecast for home sales this year, while it also reported Tuesday the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March fell 9.3 per c...

Two new firefighters will be in the tri-communities until September as part of the Work Experience Firefighting Program. The program, which has been in place with the La Ronge Regional Fire Department since 2022, is designed to provide recent fire school graduates with hands-on experience in the field. Those selected t...

There were several students from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band's Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) who came back as winners after attending the Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival. "We had about six students all together go down from our school, but we had lot of entries in literature, arts and crafts as...

Update: By 2p.m. all powered been restored.----A large unplanned power outage is affecting parts of Northern Saskatchewan.A SaskPower spokesperson told larongeNOW the power outage affects 12,000 customers across multiple communities such as Air Ronge, La Ronge, Stanley Mission, Waskesiu and Weyakwin. The reason for the...

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) have retracted a statement suggesting there was to be upcoming layoffs and a large budget shortfall at the Northern Lights School Division. The media release, which was issued Wednesday, had stated more than 100 workers were potentially facing layoffs due to a lack of $7 mi...

The water level on the Montreal River between Bigstone Lake and Lac La Ronge is much lower than usual. "It is quite low. It's not unusual. Sometimes it is very low like it is now and sometimes it is quite high," said Lac La Ronge Indian Band Elder Tom Roberts. "This time it is quite low, but last fall an...

UPDATE: As of 1 p.m. the road is open. -Emergency personnel are currently responding to a semi rollover about five kilometers south of La Ronge. According to the La Ronge Regional Fire Department, one lane is open for travel but motorists must obey fire crews and follow their directions closely. Delays are expected and...

Members of the La Ronge Regional Fire Department responded to a fuel spill on Tuesday.Fiirefighters were called out to the Air Ronge Co-op at approximately 10:30 a.m. and they were on the scene for approximately an hour and a half. The spill consisted of approximately 100 liters of diesel."The fire department, alo...

Residents are being encouraged to sign up for an eight-week nutrition course called Eating Well in the North. It's being held virtually online via Zoom by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and led by Saskatoon registered dietitian Darian Kotchorek. The classes, which will be every Wednesday from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. start...

The importance of La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public library was made apparent during a special 65th anniversary event held Monday. It was attended by about 30 people who were there either to commemorate the milestone, or were in attendance for the announcement of the 2025 Harold Johnson Change Your Story Award recipient...