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The chairperson of Baselode Energy Corporation believes the company has made significant and proactive efforts...

A.C. Forestry has signed a major forestry agreement with Carrier Forest Products. According to Agency Chiefs Tribal Council CEO Ken Thomas, the agreement allows Carrier to receive softwood saw log timber from the Sakaw Askiy Management area located near Big River. The allocation is part of the former Prince Albert Pulp Mill’s forest management area as it was split up between Carrier, Montreal Lake and Tolko. “We got one of the best pieces, which is an area from Dore Lake to Meadow Lake and over to Big River and back down to Spiritwood where our office is located,” Thomas said. “It�...

Residents of La Loche banded together to rescue a semi-truck driver after he became stranded between their community and Fort McMurray. It was on Monday when Brenda Kokan-Janvier and her husband found the man, who was stuck along Highway 956 at Christina River Crossing. They were travelling to Fort McMurray to purchase renovation supplies but were unable to help the driver, because it wasn’t possible with just their vehicle alone. The semi was hauling isolation units when it became stuck. (Northern Village of La Loche/Facebook) The stretch of road he became stuck on connects Alberta and S...

Minister of Health Paul Merriman announced during a press conference Wednesday the Moderna vaccine is headed to La Ronge and other areas in the Far North East. “As identified today, the Far North East is going to get their Moderna allocation,” he said. “It’s left Regina. It is on its way up there.” He made the comment following a question about concerns from tri-community leadership about why the region wasn’t included in the first allotment of the Moderna vaccine across northern Saskatchewan earlier this week. The letter was signed by Air Ronge Mayor Julie Baschuk, La Ronge Mayo...

La Ronge’s Kikinahk Friendship Centre has two new disinfection devices designed to eliminate the coronavirus. That’s according to Executive Director Ron Woytowich, who purchased the ozone-generating machines through funding by the federal government. The larger of the two devices, which costs approximately $60,000, can completely sanitize a building the size of Kikinahk while the smaller unit, at $25,000, is meant for ambulances, buses and other small spaces. “We definitely want to believe it is going to make a difference,” Woytowich said. “Quite frankly, everyone is scared of cor...