A First Nation in northern Saskatchewan says it has moved about 300 members out of the community to safety in response to health threats arising from forest fire smoke. The Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation, which is on Lake Athabasca and about 60 kilometres from the Northwest Territories boundary, says in a statement that the evacuation focused […]
The Transportation Safety Board has released its investigation report of a West Wind Aviation plane that crashed almost four years ago. It was December 13th, 2017 that the aircraft crashed shortly after take off at the Fond-du-Lac Airport in northern Saskatchewan where 22 passengers and three crew members on board were injured, ten of them […]
Fond du Lac RCMP say they’ve charged 19-year-old Jacob John Pacquette with second degree murder and aggravated assault after the death of an 18-year-old man in the remote northern community. Police were called to the scene early Saturday morning after an altercation took place between several people at a residence. When officers arrived they found an […]
West Wind Aviation is being sued by a passenger on one of their planes that crashed while attempting to leave Fond-du-Lac in December 2017. David Opper of Brantford, Ontario says he sustained “lasting physical and emotional damages” as a result of the crash. He filed a statement of claim in Regina Court of Queen’s Bench […]
After a deadly plane crash almost two years ago near Fond-du-Lac, the community is still looking for funding to improve their runway. The FSIN is calling out the province for the lack of funds, saying while Fond-du-Lac’s funding application was denied, Moose Jaw airport’s application was late and still approved. Fond-du-Lac Dene Chief Louie Mercredi […]
