Views of activities and programs administered by various Government of Saskatchewan departments in northern Saskatchewan. 01: Teacher R. Aronec works with adult students as part of an educational project in La Ronge. The project was organized by citizens in La Ronge and the Department of Education to provide basic education and possible academic or vocational training to the students. 02: Partial view of a nearly-completed weir consturction project on the Montreal River between Waskesiu Lake and La Ronge. The weir, constructed by the Department of Natural Resources at a cost of $30,000 is designed to maintain the water level of Montreal Lake. 03: Registration at the 1964 annual meeting of the Northern Co-op Trading Services, held at La Ronge. Moses Roberts, a delegate from Stanley Mission, receives a lapel tag from Phil Golla of Prince Albert. Looking on are delegates Mathias Iron of Pinehouse Lake (far left) and Miles Venn of La Ronge (far right). 04: Reviewing financial statements at the Northern Co-op Trading Services annual meeting are: Co-op general manager Ed Skatfeld of Prince Albert; delegate Lawrence Cook of Cumberland House; Co-op central board vice-chairman C.A. Robson of Saskatoon; and delegate Janet Feitz of La Ronge. 05: Sone of the attendees to the fifth annual meeting of the Co-op Fisheries Limited, held at La Ronge (L to R): J.T. Phalen, secretary of the Co-op Fisheries Limited at Regina; Jim Town, Co-op Fisheries Limited general manager; delegate Albert Ratt of Pelican Narrows; and Martin Erickson, vice-president of the Prince Rupert (B.C.) Fishermen's Co-op and meeting keynote speaker. 06: La Ronge Co-op Association president John Smith (left) presents a cheque for $1026.00 to Hon. Frank Meakes, Minister of the Saskatchewan Department of Co-operation and Co-operative Development, at a banquet held in La Ronge. Looking on is Co-op vice-president Tony Wood. The cheque represents the ten percent equity accrued by the Government of Saskatchewan from its merchandise purchases at the Co-op during the 1962-1963 fiscal year. 07: A four-sleigh "swing" freighter leaves La Ronge for the Drinking Falls tourist lodge on the shores of the Churchill River. The freighter's load includes a summer supply of heavy staples, outboard motor fuel, boats, furniture, and other goods. 08: Reviewing financial statements at the 1964 annual meeting of the Northern Co-op Trading Services are (L to R): Torrance Tornquist, co-op management advisor at Creighton; delegate Mrs. Joe McAuley of Cumberland House; Father J. Megret of Wollaston Lake, director and Chippewyan translator; and delegate Joe Aeyounen of Wollaston Lake. 09: Teacher Peter Friesen explains a test to adult students at La Ronge. The students are enrolled in an educational upgrading program. 10 to 11: Mrs. A. Aronec explains the details of a reading-number test to her students. The program is held at the Precambrian High School at La Ronge. 12: Tommy Downs (second from right) makes a presentation using visual aids at the fourth annual meeting of the Northern Co-op Trading Services, held at La Ronge. Beside Downs is Jerome Dzeylion, a Chippewyan delegate from Wollaston Lake. At left are Cree-speaking delegates Nap Hanson of Pinehouse Lake and Horace Seewap of Deschambault Lake. 13: Peter Friesen, a geologist and teacher from La Ronge, instructs a vocational upgrading course for Indigenous and Métis students, held in the Legion Hall at La Ronge.
