Author Archives: Teena Monteleone
Armed Forces to assist Saskatchewan with wildfires
On Saturday a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the Lac La Ronge area with 1,136 people being taken out of town and several thousand evacuating on their own. In the wake of these recent fires and e...
Jul 06, 2015
Sask. fire evacuees arrive in Cold Lake, Alta.
Mona Bell didn't have time to think about where she would end up as she quickly packed her belongings in La Ronge while a giant fire encroached on her community. "I was pretty shocked at first. I wasn...
Jul 06, 2015
Two Prince Albert gymnasts first to compete in Summer Games
Two young ladies from Prince Albert are making waves in the world of gymnastics. Hayden Gratias, 16, and 13-year-old Serra Gillis are headed to Fort McMurray to compete in the Western Canada Summer Ga...
Jul 06, 2015
Animal rescue relocating pets threatened by fire
The wildfires in northern Saskatchewan are not only causing problems for humans, they're threatening the animals that reside in the north. The Northern Animal Rescue, based in La Ronge, is looking for...
Jul 06, 2015
Riders fall 42-40 to Argonauts in double overtime
For the first time under head coach Corey Chamblin the Saskatchewan Roughriders are on a losing streak to open the season. The Riders dropped to 0-2 on the year with a 42-40 double overtime loss to th...
Jul 05, 2015
Mayor says fire poses 'serious threat' to La Ronge
Heading into a new week, La Ronge's mayor and Lac La Ronge's chief continue to provide updates on fires threatening their communities and reiterating the efforts being made to hold back fires. On Sund...
Jul 05, 2015
Police respond to over 250 calls; abandoned children, impaired drivers, missing teen
The Prince Albert Police Service (PAPS) responded to a large amount of calls between Friday night and Sunday afternoon. There were 267 calls for service over the weekend, with the majority coming in o...
Jul 05, 2015
Prince Albert Mayor offers Red Cross full cooperation
Greg Dionne says the city of Prince Albert will do whatever it can to help the Red Cross and the Province with evacuees. Over two thousand people were evacuated to the city last week. Over the weekend...
Jul 05, 2015
Sunday Fire Update - Government of Saskatchewan
The La Ronge, Air Ronge & Lac La Ronge Indian Band evacuation was completed around midnight last night, with no major delays or complications. There are a number of people remaining in those commu...
Jul 05, 2015
Waskesiu Heritage Museum Celebrates 10 Years
The Waskesiu Heritage Museum, created in Saskatchewan's centennial year, this summer celebrates its 10th anniversary of providing visitors to Waskesiu with a unique experience of earlier days in "Sask...
Jul 05, 2015
