La Ronge woman arrested on drug charges
A 39-year-old La Ronge woman is facing various drug charges after RCMP executed a search warrant at a local hotel Wednesday.
While searching a hotel room, police say they seized cocaine, scales, drug paraphernalia, electronics and Canadian currency.
Juanita Halkett, a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band, is charged with possession of cocaine for the purposes of trafficking, possession of the proceeds of crime under $5,000 and breach of court of conditions.
She was due in La Ronge Provincial Court Thursday morning.
Mounties says three other individuals were taken into custody and released without charges.
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Northern Sask. residents could have power restored by Thursday
SaskPower says it hopes to restore power to about 8,000 northern Saskatchewan residents as soon as Thursday.
Communities such as La Ronge, Air Ronge, Stanley Mission, and Montreal Lake have been without electricity since Monday due to a wildfire burning northeast of Prince Albert.
Roughly 15 power pole structures have been damaged by the Cloverdale Fire.
SaskPower spokesperson Joel Cherry said crews are now working on the damaged infrastructure with the goal of restoring power in the next 24 hours.
“If we have to do additional line stringing or, for whatever reason our crews have to leave the area, it could be longer,” he said. “Maybe Friday or Saturday but things right now are trending toward the more optimistic scenario.”