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Michael Bramadat-Willcock

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Reporter La Ronge, Saskatchewan English
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About Michael Bramadat-Willcock

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.

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How birding helped a northern journalist cope with isolation

Northern Saskatchewan photographer and video journalist Brandon White learned to listen and realized he wasn’t alone. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 5th 2020

Canary in the coal mine: Birds predict change in Sask. boreal

Saskatchewan’s first breeding bird atlas is one summer closer to fruition. Years of arduous fieldwork are starting to come together, with just one summer left before the project is complete. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 4th 2020

Town approves long-term COVID-19 test site

La Ronge town council approved a motion for a new COVID-19 test site in its industrial area on Wednesday at a special meeting. The move means the Saskatchewan Health Authority can continue testing in the community for the long term.
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 3rd 2020

Town moves for greater public access to council meetings

The town of La Ronge in northern Saskatchewan made a move toward greater transparency last Wednesday, when a motion was passed to air town council meetings through Access Communications on their community channel.  
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 1st 2020

'Nothing we can do:' High water threatens lakeside homes

Lakeside residents are calling on the province to do more to control water levels at Saskatchewan's Lac La Ronge as they say properties around the lake continue to sustain heavy damage. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | September 1st 2020

Dreaming big: Start date up in the air for Sask. junior hockey

In small towns across Canada, hockey isn’t just a game — it’s a religion. And nowhere is that truer than in northern Saskatchewan. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | August 28th 2020

La Ronge council defeats downtown shelter bid

A town council in northern Saskatchewan rejected a bid to approve the chosen location for a shelter in the downtown core by a 4-1 vote Wednesday night. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | August 27th 2020

Not in our backyard: La Ronge shelter pending council vote

A council vote on Wednesday is set to determine the fate of a proposed homeless shelter in La Ronge, Sask., but outcry from local business owners on the town’s main drag has the mayor worried it won’t pass.
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | August 25th 2020
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Nuclear giants team up to develop reactors in Sask. and Ontario

Canada’s leading nuclear industry players announced an inter-provincial corporate partnership Thursday to support the launch of a research centre that will work on developing small modular reactors (SMRs) for use in Saskatchewan. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | August 21st 2020

Threat from record-breaking water levels starts to let up

Northern Saskatchewan has seen a lot of precipitation since April. High water flows and lake levels across the Churchill River and Lower Saskatchewan River basins has threatened property and infrastructure across the region. 
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan | August 20th 2020
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