Environment

La Ronge fire dept. rescues owl bullied by crows

One owl has been saved from bullying from birds of a different feather thanks to an alert member of the La Ronge Fire Department. The department noticed the injured owl in its parking lot this morning...

Mar 04, 2025

Wild pig discovery near Weyakwin alarming and shocking: U of S professor

A University of Saskatchewan professor is calling the discovery of wild pigs near Weyakwin alarming and shocking. On Saturday, land user and Montreal Lake Cree Nation member Jarret Nelson was checking...

Mar 03, 2025

MN-S celebrates legal victory with SCC decision

The Mtis Nation of Saskatchewan is celebrating a major victory after the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed that the Nation has a right to challenge the province on its refusal to commit to a consultati...

Mar 03, 2025

Sask. cold snap continues, but warmer weather is on the horizon

Saskatchewan will have to endure the cold for a bit longer.Environment Canada issued extreme cold warnings for much of the province on Sunday, and those warnings remained in effect on Friday.Brad Vrol...

Feb 14, 2025

Plans change for proposed ParticiPARK in La Ronge

It appears a planned ParticiPARK in La Ronge might not go ahead after all. The project, which was originally meant to break ground in 2024, was the topic of discussion at a regular town council meetin...

Feb 11, 2025

Air Ronge invested $90K on Heritage Trail in 2024

A considerable amount of work went into Air Ronge's Heritage Trail in 2024 with even more improvements set to occur in 2025. Last year, village council spent nearly $90,000 on the trial with about $28...

Feb 11, 2025

'Historical moment': 11 Yellowstone bison transferred to Sask First Nations

A family of 11 Yellowstone bison from the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes in Montana have been reintroduced to their ancestral land of Mosquito, Grizzly Bear's Head, Lean Man (MGBHLM) First Nat...

Feb 07, 2025

Groundhog Day 2025: Willie and Sam at odds over spring’s arrival

Canada's famous prognosticating rodents were split over spring's arrival on Groundhog Day. Ontario's Wiarton Willie reportedly did not see his shadow on Sunday morning, which is good news for people t...

Feb 02, 2025

'There's nothing better,': Stomp commercial fishing forms new archival exhibit

Air Ronge's Gordon and Joyce Stomp have been commercial fishing for more than five decades and their story will be on display starting Monday as part of Archives Week. The Stomps began fishing in 1972...

Jan 30, 2025

Northern author selected as Family Literacy Day reader

La Ronge's Miriam Krner has been selected to read from her book Fox and Bear as part of Family Literacy Day on Jan. 27. "I was really excited when the Saskatchewan Literacy Network contacted me and le...

Jan 22, 2025