Michael Bramadat-Willcock

Reporter La Ronge, Saskatchewan English

Features, News, Business, Energy, Politics, Energy, environment, civic news, climate change, local journalism

Michael Bramadat-Willcock joins Canada's National Observer as a reporter, thanks to a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative of the Government of Canada. Michael is a journalist, editor, researcher and MA candidate in journalism at Concordia University.

75 Articles

Canada and Saskatchewan promise to address Indigenous youth suicides

The governments of Canada and Saskatchewan signed a letter of commitment with the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) on Thursday promising to address death by suicide among Indigenous youth as a priority.

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 24th 2020

A pumpjack in the Alberta prairie. Supplied by Alberta Energy Regulator

Saskatchewan banks on abandoned oil and gas cleanup

Saskatchewan is putting more money into fixing abandoned oil wells, a move it says will boost economic recovery by getting oil and gas sector workers back on the job.

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 23rd 2020

First case of COVID-19 at Saskatchewan uranium mill

Orano Canada confirmed that an employee at the McClean Lake uranium mill in northern Saskatchewan has tested positive for COVID-19.

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 22nd 2020

'Stronger than I am:’ The wedge issue that shouldn't have been

Métis suicide prevention advocate Tristen Durocher's 44-day protest fast in Regina came to an end in a flurry of sound, ceremony and emotion. As the sun began to set, the 24-year-old musician played Red River Valley on his fiddle and had a few words for youths suffering in the province.

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 18th 2020

Sask. premier asks Trudeau to support nuclear reactors in upcoming throne speech

Premier Scott Moe has sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlining Saskatchewan’s priorities ahead of the federal throne speech on Sept. 23. In it, he is asking Trudeau to support nuclear development in the province.

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 16th 2020

Province ponders tying accountability to northern municipal funding

Saskatchewan is considering new requirements for northern municipalities to receive provincial funding, as residents are raising concerns over a lack of financial accountability.

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 14th 2020

Indigenous vice-chief calls on correctional service commissioner to resign

Congress of Aboriginal Peoples Vice-Chief Kim Beaudin is calling for accountability after a panel of experts assigned to look into the use of Structured Intervention Units (SIUs), in Canadian prisons released a scathing report on 19 Aug. detailing how their work was obstructed, undermined and blocked by the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC).

By Michael Bramadat-Willcock | News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 12th 2020