Tag Archives: Events
'It's a big deal': La Ronge Filipino Canadian community celebrates Christmas
There was no shortage of holiday cheer at the 2019 La Ronge and District Filipino - Canadian Community Christmas Party. The event was held at the La Ronge Senior Citizens Club and it attracted close t...
Dec 16, 2019 Close to 150 people attended the Christmas party. (submitted photo/Sonny Montilla)
P.A. hosts NSTA Fur Table
Trappers from all over the North were in Prince Albert on Saturday for the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association (NSTA) Fur Table.Five buyers were on location looking to make purchases and organi...
Dec 14, 2019 A potential buyer takes a look at a few skins at the NSTA Fur Table in Prince Albert. (Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Kikinahk hosts annual year-end appreciation night
Laughter filled the Kikinahk Friendship Centre last Friday as the organization held its annual year-end appreciation night, which included entertainment. "We get all the other non-profits we work with...
Dec 09, 2019 Members of the Gordon Tootoosis Nīkānīwin Theatre made a special appearance at the event. (submitted photo/Britainy Zapshalla of "Brit's Picks")
Montreal Massacre remembered in La Ronge 30 years later
Communities across Canada held events today to remember the 30th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre in 1989.About two dozen people came together at the United Church in La Ronge to mark the occasion...
Dec 06, 2019 Fourteen candles were lit during noon hour in remembrance of the 14 victims. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Over $300,000 raised for Give A Little Life Day
The community came, saw and contributed in another big way for health care services in Prince Albert and region for the Give A Little Life Day Radiothon for the Victoria Hospital Foundation.When all w...
Dec 06, 2019 Giving from and for the heart: former broadcaster Neil Headrick and his grandson Emmett are both heart patients at the Victoria Hospital and in so many ways epitomize how special Give A Little Life Day is as a multi-generational community builder with a strong radio component. (Teena Monteleone/paNOW Staff) .
First big payout in new Sask. lottery
The opening payout in the new Touchdown for Kids Millionaire Lottery has gone to a woman in Swift Current. Christine Newton won $500,000.The lottery is a partnership between the Saskatchewan Roughride...
Dec 05, 2019 Jim Pattison Children's Hospital Foundation along with the Saskatchewan Roughrider Foundation are partners in the new lottery. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
Piwapan outreach workers return from Taiwan women's shelters conference
La Ronge was represented at the World Conference of Women's Shelters last month in Taiwan. Community Outreach Workers Ginny Chen and Jami McLeod from the Piwapan Women's Centre were among the more tha...
Dec 02, 2019 Ginny Chen attended the conference on Taiwan. (submitted photo/Ginny Chen)
Round dance honouring youth promotes sobriety and healthy living
A youth-led movement to bring back culture, traditions, ceremonies and language into the tri-communities is happening Friday. The first annual Indigenous Spirits Round Dance will be held Nov. 29 at Se...
Nov 27, 2019 The Indigenous Spirits group from Churchill Community High School and Senator Myles Venne School. (submitted photo/Shane Bird)
Roughriders held without a TD in loss to Bombers in West final
The Saskatchewan Roughriders' season ended for the second straight year at the hands of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Mosaic Stadium.Roughriders fans who were among Sunday's sold-out crowd of 33,350 we...
Nov 18, 2019 Saskatchewan Roughriders running back William Powell rushes against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the CFL's West final on Nov. 17, 2019. (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
Mother recalls military career of son currently serving in Iraq
As Canadians prepare to observe Remembrance Day tomorrow, students from Churchill Community High School will likely recall 29-year-old Angus Robertson currently serving in Iraq.His mother Karen Robert...
Nov 10, 2019 Karen Robertson taught at Churchill Community High School for 32 years. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)