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Suicide among youth appears to be spreading among Meadow Lake First Nations

The suicide crisis at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation is not only deepening, but spreading. The band's CEO Barry Chalifoux said since the suicide death on Nov. 22, five more youth are in the hospital a...

Nov 26, 2019 (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Meadow Lake may see municipal tax rise

Meadow Lake could see an increase in municipal taxes for 2020.Council continued budget deliberations on Nov. 25 as one of their top items on the agenda. The proposed tax increase could be approximatel...

Nov 26, 2019 Council continued budget deliberations on Nov. 25 (Nicole Reis / meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Paramedic speaks on impact of impaired driving in community

Hugs are as common as handshakes at the Meadow Lake MADD chapter. Most members of the small group have suffered a loss as a result of impaired driving. Some have accomplished to channel their pain to ...

Nov 25, 2019 Local MADD chapter remembers victims and survivors of impaired driving. (Nicole Reis / meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Crime, drugs and vandalism among issues raised with new Conservative MP

Recently elected Desneth-Missinippi-Churchill River Conservative MP Gary Vidal is currently in the tri-communities meeting with local leadership."One of our goals is to reach out to a number of commun...

Nov 25, 2019 Conservative MP Gary Vidal is in the La Ronge area meeting with local leadership. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

Local First Nations residents continue to suffer from generational trauma

Community leaders at Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation are sharing their devastation in the midst of what they are calling a suicide crisis. Among all nine First Nations within Meadow Lake Tribunal Counc...

Nov 22, 2019 Chief Ronald Mitsuing ordered a state of crisis and emergency on Thursday night. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)

Suicides prompt State of Crisis on Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation

The Makwa Sahgaiehcan First Nation near Loon Lake has declared a State of Crisis and Emergency over the chronic amount of recent suicides and attempted suicides in the community.In a media release iss...

Nov 22, 2019 (file photo)

Rekindled focuses on overlooked youth

Jesse and Josh Ramshaw are focused on young adults in the community The twin brothers started Rekindled - a young adults group geared toward 18 to 35-year-olds regardless of faith, background or gende...

Nov 21, 2019 Jesse Ramshaw with young adults in the community. (Rekindled - Young Adults Group / Facebook)

Local man charged in wildlife trafficking

A Loon Lake man is facing hefty fines and charges after pleading guilty to two counts of trafficking under The Wildlife Act. Kevin Harrison, a Ministry of Environment conservation officer, said a tip ...

Nov 21, 2019 Game antlers. (submitted photo/ Ministry of Environment)

Levesque wins vacant council seat

Meadow Lake city council byelection results are in and the former administrator and interim city manager Richard Levesque is filling the vacant seat. Levesque garnered 198 votes, Anthony Vandenburg, 8...

Nov 21, 2019 Richard Levesque will join city council (Submitted / Richard Levesque)

Residents urged to vote in byelection

A municipal byelection to fill an empty city council seat takes place Wednesday. The seat became vacant when former mayor Gary Vidal successfully ran for member of Parliament last month and former cou...