Tag Archives: Events
Doyle returns to Stanley Mission this week with music teachers
Professional musician Eliza Doyle is returning to Stanley Mission this week and she's bringing some of her talented friends along with her. Doyle was most recently in the northern community in January...
May 28, 2019 Eliza Doyle is returning to Stanley Mission to teach music. (submitted photo/Eliza Doyle)
Mosquito Workshop known for high-quality wood products
Greg Lobb of Air Ronge didn't expect to become the owner of a successful home-based business when he launched Mosquito Workshop in 2016."A lot of it has really been accidental to be honest," he said. ...
May 22, 2019 Air Ronge's Greg Lobb founded Mosquito Workshop in 2016. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Filipino-Canadian non-profit celebrates first anniversary in La Ronge
It can be hard for immigrants to make a new life in a different country, but many Filipinos who come to La Ronge are happy to make it their home. "La Ronge is a small town and some people say 'Why are...
May 22, 2019 Members of the La Ronge and District Filipino – Canadian Community. (submitted photo/Sonny Montilla)
Saskatoon chosen to host inaugural CEBL championship series
Another big sporting event is coming to Saskatoon this summer.The inaugural championship weekend of the new Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) will be played Aug. 25-26 at SaskTel Centre."It is a...
May 21, 2019 Canadian Elite Basketball League CEO Mike Morreale says the league champions will be crowned in Saskatoon this summer (Brent Bosker/650 CKOM)
May long weekend a busy time for Waskesiu and P.A. National Park
May long weekend has come, and with it a number of events will be taking place in Prince Albert National Park, and the community of Waskesiu.Among those events, will be the grand opening of the Waskes...
May 18, 2019 May long weekend will see thousands of visitors return to Prince Albert National Park. (File photo/paNOW Staff)
La Loche RCMP questioned about external investigation at town hall meeting
Residents of La Loche were looking for answers about an ongoing investigation by the Estevan Police Service at a town hall meeting May 16."We were not able to answer these questions as quite simply: I...
May 17, 2019 La Loche RCMP held a town hall meeting Thursday. (file photo/larongeNOW Staff)
Piwapan hosts awards gala celebrating women
More than three dozen women were recognized for all they do for their communities at the In Celebration of Women Awards Gala.The event was held Thursday at the Jonas Robertson Memorial Community Centr...
May 17, 2019 New Dawn Drum Group received an award for justice and activism. (submitted photo/Kandis Riese)
LLRIB celebrating Treaty Days this week
It's been a little more than 130 years since Chief James Roberts signed an adhesion to Treaty 6 on behalf of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) at the north end of Montreal Lake. It was signed Feb. ...
May 09, 2019 LLRIB Chief Tammy Cook-Searson hands out annual $5 treaty payments. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)
Fighter jets scrambled over Prairies for exercise
Canadian and US F-15 and CF-18 fighter jets and other aircraft were scrambled Wednesday for a situation northeast of Prince Albert, Hudson Bay and Edmonton. It was all a simulation under the command o...
May 08, 2019 (submitted photo/Senior Airman Kahdija Slaughter/354th Fighter Wing Public Affairs)
Chief Poundmaker to be exonerated
It's been more than 130 years in the making.The legendary Chief Poundmaker will be exonerated this month, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travels to Saskatchewan to mark the occasion.Poundmaker was...
May 08, 2019 A painting done for Poundmaker Cree Nation by world-renowned, Winnipeg-based Cree artist, Kent Monkman, depicts Chief Poundmaker stopping his people from attacking opposing forces. (Submitted by Poundmaker Cree Nation)