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It was a busy night Saturday for local police after responding to a complaint of two adult males in an altercation with bladed weapons reportedly involved. That’s according to a media release from La Ronge RCMP, which stated police responded to the call May 22 around 9:40 p.m. Officers attended to an apartment building on the 300 block of Mikisiw Drive in Far Reserve. Upon arrival, police officers heard gunshots from an unknown direction. La Ronge RCMP have their weapons raised and ready in Far Reserve. pic.twitter.com/rnbZADKdrY (Twitter/Derek Cornet) As a result of the gunshots, additio...

Police near La Ronge responded to a serious incident Saturday night in which RCMP officers drew their weapons. It was in response to an incident at the Pine Apartments in Far Reserve, just south of Air Ronge. larongeNOW reporter Derek Cornet, who was at the scene, said the matter began around 9:50 p.m.. RCMP rushed from a check stop set up at the Montreal River Bridge in Air Ronge. Police were photographed with their guns raised and RCMP entered the apartments.

— With no definite time frame on when power will be restored, the Town of La Ronge, Northern Village of Air Ronge and all six communities of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) have submitted emergency declarations to the province. La Ronge Mayor Colin Ratushniak said all essential services are still available and residents are not in a dire situation but the declaration opens the communities to emergency funding and puts them on a priority list for resources if needed. “We’ve been without power for 32 hours. In households we’re seeing temperatures dip to 10 degrees and the outside t...

Reporter Derek Cornet described the scene as very busy with people lining up for food, cigarettes and essentials, although it appeared there was no gas available. It was not immediately clear if they had run out or they were unable to use their gas pumps because of the power outage. The store is running on a generator. Roseanne Dery was in the line-up. She works at the local school and had to go home early when they lost power in the afternoon. But she used her camping gear at home to get through last night and this morning . “I just pulled out the camp stove and my head lamp and that sort ...

The body of missing man Matthew Hamm, who disappeared while boating on Weyakwin Lake, was recovered Wednesday. He was found by a team with Lloydminster Rescue Squad, who had assisted in the search for Hamm ever since he was last seen Sept. 23, 2020. Squad deputy chief Ryan Leblanc explained it was the fourth time the group had looked for him on Weyakwin Lake, noting this time they utilized a drone and fan boat. “The ice was coming off, so we started the search the morning of May 12 and, just at 9:30 a.m., we successfully located Matthew’s body and were able to successfully recover him and...