Tag Archives: First Nations

A look back at the tri-community's Top 10 stories of 2024
With 2024 drawing to a close, larongeNOW takes a look back at the Top 10 stories in the tri-communities this year. Construction of a new 80-bed long-term care facility continued in La Ronge throughout...
Dec 31, 2024

Top 10 provincial stories of 2024
This year was one with many triumphs and challenges, one in which concerns were heard via voting and protest. Saskatchewan residents also brought local talents and accomplishments to the national and ...
Dec 31, 2024

Air Ronge, La Ronge vote to fund day program at overnight homeless shelter
Air Ronge and La Ronge councils have agreed to provide funds for a day program at the Kitsaki Emergency Overnight Shelter. The request was discussed by both councils on Tuesday. In specific, the munic...
Dec 18, 2024
‘Miscarriage of justice’: FSIN calls for appeal, new law in Kennedy case
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) is calling for an appeal and law changes after charges were stayed for a woman who struck and killed a nine year old girl on a marked crosswalk in...
Dec 18, 2024

Santa in the North continues to spread Christmas joy to remote communities
Santa in the North, an annual endeavor organized by Rise Air, delivered more gifts than ever to young children and teens this month. "We are in a very unique position as we are not only 100 per cent I...
Dec 12, 2024

Full cows and plows payments coming within six weeks
Full disbursement of cows and plows payments will likely be coming within the next six weeks. That's according to Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Chief Tammy Cook-Searson, who explained Minister of C...
Dec 11, 2024

NLCDC donates $100K towards new Ronald McDonald House
A fundraising drive that will support a new Ronald McDonald house in Prince Albert, has received a $100,000 boost. The donation to Ronald McDonald House Charities, was made by Northern Lights Communit...
Dec 05, 2024

Economic growth in Meadow Lake sparks demand for hotel development
As residents in Meadow Lake eagerly await the completion of the Co-Op Centre, there's a renewed sense of optimism when it comes to economic prosperity for the city. "It seems like every time you turn ...
Dec 03, 2024

Battlefords Union Hospital opens doors to culturally inclusive palliative care
Healthcare workers in the Battlefords came together to celebrate the unveiling of the Palliative Door Decals by the Battle River Treaty 6 Health Centre (BRT6HC) at Battlefords Union Hospital (BUH), ai...
Dec 02, 2024

Potential unmarked graves identified at former residential school in central B.C.
The site of a former British Columbia residential school that had its own cemetery since the early 1920s is now the location of potential unmarked graves, says the chief of a Fraser Lake area First Na...
Dec 01, 2024