Tag Archives: Arts

Sturgeon Lake girl acts in new Treehouse TV series
Twelve-year-old Meadow Kingfisher, a member of the Sturgeon Lake First Nation, has always loved to perform dance and has turned her love of the arts into a burgeoning career. Meadow is the voice behin...
Mar 07, 2023

Melfort showcasing Indigenous art
The Melfort Arts Council (MAC) has brought an Indigenous art exhibit to the city, for nearly the entire month of March, courtesy of the Organization of Saskatchewan Arts Councils (OSAC)./Tepakohp/7 is...
Mar 04, 2023

'Not scared to be seen': Two-spirit northerner walks the runway in New York City
Never in his life did La Loche's Jazz Moise think he would be walking a runway in New York City during its famed Fashion Week.But the 25-year-old, two-spirit northerner did just that on Feb. 10 for To...
Mar 02, 2023

Métis community leaders recognized for their service
Perry Vermette, Owner of Vermette Wood Products, jokes when he was first received notice he was receiving a Queen's Platinum Jubilee Medal, his first instinct as someone who shys away from public atte...
Feb 28, 2023

Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in 'Away From Her,' has died at 92
Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent has died at the age of 92, his friend actor Mark Critch has confirmed in a phone interview with The Canadian Press. The Newfoundland native has been a household name in C...
Feb 26, 2023

Local artist shares her passion for quilting
Melfort is celebrating a local artist with a quilt exhibit at the Kerry Vickar Centre.Terry Lynn Bouvier has been quilting for 20 years and is now sharing her love of quilting by having her work showc...
Jan 31, 2023

First ever Sask. Music Award for northern artist Nige B
Nigel Bell, known professionally as Nige B, has received his first ever Saskatchewan Music Award. The Lac La Ronge Indian Band member was announced as Instrumental Artist of the Year at the Saskatchew...
Dec 12, 2022

Northwest musicians win big at Sask. Music Awards
It was a night to celebrate the best in Saskatchewan Music and some artists from the northwest were named the best of the best.The biggest prize of the awards, Album of The Year, went to Cut Knife mus...
Dec 12, 2022

Bob McGrath, original 'Sesame Street' and Telemiracle cast member, dead at 90
Bob McGrath, an original cast member of "Sesame Street" and a beloved host of Saskatchewan's Telemiracle has died.According to statements shared on social media by his family and Sesame Workshop, he "...
Dec 04, 2022

New book recounts memories of La Ronge home haunted by a poltergeist
A former resident of La Ronge has published a book recounting her experiences of living in a home in the community haunted by a poltergeist.Published in October, the book is called Knock, Knock: The t...
Nov 30, 2022