Derek Cornet

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Freeland makes campaign stop in La Ronge to drum up support for Belanger

1 week ago | battlefordsnow.com | Derek Cornet

By federal election Apr 17, 2025 | 7:07 PM Chrystia Freeland, a high-ranking Liberal MP from Ontario, was in La Ronge on Thursday to help energize Buckley Belanger’s campaign in the Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River riding. “It is really important for the Liberal Party, it’s really important for me personally, for us to elect some Liberal MPs in Saskatchewan,” she said in an interview with .
Freeland makes campaign stop in La Ronge to drum up support for Belanger

1 week ago | panow.com | Derek Cornet

It was her resignation which led to Trudeau announcing his own resignation only weeks later. That launched a leadership race within the Liberal Party in which she ran against and lost to current Prime Minister Mark Carney. While Freeland believes in fighting for every riding across Canada, she does understand the tight race in Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River.
Local artist Nige B to release new hip hop album on Friday

1 week ago | sasknow.com | Derek Cornet

By Entertainment Apr 17, 2025 | 5:00 PM A local rapper from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is set to drop a new album this weekend. Nigel Bell, who performs under the stage name Nige B, is set to release another project on Friday called Reshape // Refashion. The album is his fifth in as many years, after he released Circa 1990 in 2021, in 2022, in 2023, and in 2024.
Peanut Productions set to perform murder-mystery for local audiences

1 week ago | sasknow.com | Derek Cornet

By drama Apr 17, 2025 | 1:04 PM The cast and crew of Peanut Productions are putting rehearsals into overdrive as they prepare to show audiences their latest play, The play, which will run April 30 to May 3 at Air Ronge’s Elks Hall, is a murder-mystery/comedy by Pat Cook that involves a murder at a country club and a private eye who is brought in to find the killer.
Hordyski, La Ronge councillors attend annual SUMA convention

1 week ago | sasknow.com | Derek Cornet

By municipalities Apr 16, 2025 | 3:49 PM La Ronge Mayor Joe Hordyski learned a lot at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Assocation’s annual Convention and Tradeshow in Saskatoon this week. He attended the convention alongside fellow councillors (except for Terry Hunt), chief administrative officer Lyle Hannan, and a couple of other management employees.
Lemaigre sets eyes on Ottawa as federal election approaches

1 week ago | sasknow.com | Derek Cornet

By candidates Apr 16, 2025 | 2:25 PM Former Saskatchewan Party MLA Jim Lemaigre is now looking to voters in the federal Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River riding to elect him as their MP. He’s running as a candidate for the Conservative Party in the upcoming federal election on April 28. Lemaigre previously served as an MLA from February 2022 to October 2024 following a provincial byelection in Athabasca.
Sask. housing sales increase as numbers fall nationally due to market uncertainty

1 week ago | panow.com | Derek Cornet

By robust market Apr 15, 2025 | 5:12 PM The Saskatchewan home sales forecast is telling a much different story than what is being realized across Canada. The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA) downgraded its forecast for home sales this year, while it also reported Tuesday the number of homes that changed hands across the country in March fell 9.3 per cent compared with a year ago.
New recruits arrive in La Ronge, Ricklefs wins Firefighter of the Year

1 week ago | sasknow.com | Derek Cornet

By fire department Apr 14, 2025 | 4:00 PM Two new firefighters will be in the tri-communities until September as part of the Work Experience Firefighting Program. The program, which has been in place with the La Ronge Regional Fire Department since 2022, is designed to provide recent fire school graduates with hands-on experience in the field.
SMVS students win big at PAGC Fine Arts Festival

1 week ago | sasknow.com | Derek Cornet

By competition Apr 11, 2025 | 5:06 PM There were several students from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Senator Myles Venne School (SMVS) who came back as winners after attending the Prince Albert Grand Council Fine Arts Festival. “We had about six students all together go down from our school, but we had lot of entries in literature, arts and crafts as well,” said teacher and SMVS committee representative Kara Ross.
Northern power outage affecting 12,000 customers

2 weeks ago | panow.com | Derek Cornet

By transmission line Apr 10, 2025 | 1:26 PM A large unplanned power outage is affecting parts of Northern Saskatchewan. A SaskPower spokesperson told the power outage affects 12,000 customers across multiple communities such as Air Ronge, La Ronge, Stanley Mission, Waskesiu and Weyakwin. The reason for the outage is an issue with a transmission line.