People

A few safety tips for holiday travellers from SGI

Whether you're braving the roads to get in some last minute shopping or driving hours away to spend time with family, you need to be prepared for winter conditions on Saskatchewan roadways. With that ...

Dec 23, 2019 SGI is encouraging the public to drive safely and smartly this holiday season. (ID 106757753 © Radila Radilova | Dreamstime.com)

Ratte settling in as Indigenous Initiatives Manager at Northlands College

Ron Ratte will be breaking new ground as Northlands College's first Indigenous initiatives manager. He officially joined the staff Nov. 25 after spending 22 years working in justice. Ratte stated he w...

Dec 11, 2019 Ron Ratte joined Northlands College management last month. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

'It's our therapy': Métis dancer finds strength in tradition

Modeste Mckenzie was only 12 years old when he started to jig by pure coincidence.The La Ronge resident had been working a summer job assisting with sound production at the Batoche National Historic S...

Dec 10, 2019 Modeste Mckenzie, right, has been square dancing since childhood. (submitted photo/Modeste Mckenzie)

Human remains found near Prince Albert

While conducting a ground search on Wednesday afternoon, members of the RCMP found human remains in a rural area outside of Prince Albert.A forensic autopsy is needed to identify the remains and cause...

Dec 06, 2019 (file photo/paNOW Staff)

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)

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)

First all-female surgical team in Melfort hospital history delivers baby girl

History was made in the Melfort hospital operating room last month.The first all-female surgical team to operate at the hospital delivered a healthy baby girl on Nov. 10. Dr. Erin Beresh was the surge...

Dec 05, 2019 The first all-female surgical team at the Melfort hospital. (Facebook/Saskatchewan Health Authority)

Author writes children's book perpetuating family dragon myth

Nobody tell her grandchildren, but La Ronge area resident Caron Dubnick has written and illustrated a children's book for them for Christmas. "I wrote it as a gift for my grandchildren and it sort of ...

Nov 28, 2019 Caron Dubnick released a new book with limited copies available for purchase. (Lac La Ronge Tourism Centre/Facebook)

Former staff initiates Christmas cards for kids in despair

A former Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation School staff member is responding to youth who are in crisis. Linda Johnson, former admin staff at the school, now working at the University of Saskatchewan beg...

Nov 27, 2019 Linda Johnson and her children Janessa,18, Jayda,5, and Jayvin,12.(Submitted/Linda Johnson)

Pinehouse Youth Panel making positive changes in northern community

A group of young people in Pinehouse Lake are taking decision-making into their own hands when it comes to recreational and cultural programming in their community. The Pinehouse Youth Panel was launc...

Nov 26, 2019 The Pinehouse Youth Panel during a public meeting. (submitted photo/Kenley Ratt)