Lori Ulriksen has her debut exhibit on display at La Ronge's Marker 47 Cafe. Following her retirement in 2021 as a teacher at Gordon Denny Community School, Ulriksen began focusing her attention towards art. Since then, she's taken more than 20 online classes on the subject, as well as began a year-long mentorship with...

Pinehouse Lake's Betty-Ann Durocher is the recipient of the prestigious Order of Gabriel Dumont Bronze Medal. The award, introduced in 2010, recognizes Gabriel Dumont Institute students who have distinguished themselves through leadership, community service, cultural initiatives, and academic performance. Durocher is o...

Two northerners have been declared winners at the Saskatchewan Book Awards. Miriam Körner won in the Children's Literature category for Fox and Bear (Red Deer Press/Fitzhenry & Whiteside), while Solomon Ratt's book kâ-pî-isi-kiskisiyân ᑳ ᐲ ᐃᓯ ᑭᐢᑭᓯᔮᐣ The Way I Remember (University of R...

After some much-needed precipitation, the province will see a stretch of warm, dry weather. The month of May brought cool, wet, windy conditions to Saskatchewan, but Environment and Climate Change Canada's Terri Lang told northeastNOW a large ridge of high pressure is moving in to take its place. "We're looking fo...

It was an impactful three days for attendees of La Ronge's Piwapan Wellness Centre's The Power of Her Story: A MMIWG (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls) Conference. That's according to Piwapan executive director Karen Sanderson, who explained the three-day event began Sunday with an awareness walk downtow...

A new mural in La Ronge's Alex Robertson Public Library is sure to ignite the imagination of children who frequently occupy the space. "The library reached out a year ago wanting to have a mural that represented my artwork, so they gave me a pretty free range with it, which is awesome," said artist Annalisa H...

Over 200 grams of cocaine and materials associated with drug trafficking were seized by police, following a recent bust in the La Ronge area.On Friday, Saskatchewan RCMP's La Ronge Crime Reduction Team was conducting proactive patrols and during a traffic stop, observed open alcohol inside the vehicle. During subsequen...

It was a trip to remember for members of the Piwapan Wellness Centre's Iskwesis (Girls) and Napesis (Boys) Clubs. A group of 32 participants and 12 chaperones left La Ronge on Friday at 5 p.m. for a weekend of fun in Saskatoon. They spent the night in Prince Albert before arriving at Pop Con YXE in Saskatoon on Saturda...

Eagle Point Resort is now open for golfers to book a tee time. The nine-hole golf course officially opened May 6, which is four days later than it opened in 2023. Owner Lolita Poirier said the golf course could have opened over the weekend, but staff were busy hosting the Little Black Dress event on Saturday. "I j...

The recent rainfall across north-central Saskatchewan should help farmers with seeding, according to one agronomist.Elliott Hildebrand, who covers the area around Saskatoon, said this spring's precipitation could create better conditions for farmers after dry conditions in recent years."We've been in a moisture de...