La Ronge mayor and council mull salary increase
Remuneration has been frozen since 2019 when previous Mayor Ron Woytowich halted yearly increases.
Prior to that, salaries went up annually based on the rate of inflation in Saskatchewan.
Ratushniak said he welcomes a salary review so that the town will be “on par” with other municipalities.
“I just want to be on par, for our counselors and for myself, to other municipalities and inflation. It’s always nice to be able to say that we’ll keep a freeze on certain things. But if we’re not at the same standards that everyone else is, then that’s when people start feeling undervalued and that’s just not fair and equitable,” Ratushniak said.
La Ronge homeless have place to go after LLRIB offers Kitsaki Hall
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is stepping up to help local homeless find a warm place to sleep during the current cold snap.
Approximately 15 beds are being provided at the Kitsaki Hall to those in need.
Scattered Sites operates a homeless shelter, but was forced to close for two weeks, after a client tested positive for COVID-19.
After being made aware of an overflow of homeless, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson opened up the emergency shelter for this week.
“We’re lucky that [Chief] Tammy is totally on our side,” said Ron Woytowich, Executive Director of the Kikinahk Friendship Centre, which operates the Scattered Sites Program. “And she arranged for them to be on reserve.”