The Facebook page called La Ronge At Home began about a month ago. (Derek Cornet/larongeNOW Staff)

By Derek Cornet

La Ronge At Home

Facebook page keeping tri-community residents connected during pandemic

May 6, 2020 | 1:24 PM

A Facebook page started by local resident Ashley Roberts has become a way for those in the tri-communities to remain connected.

She started the page La Ronge At Home at the beginning of April after noticing a similar page designed for those living in Stanley Mission. She thought it would be a good idea for the area as well, so people can see what others have been up to.

“The objective was to get students and the community to post anything they are doing,” Roberts said. “We have a lot of students who are athletic, so how have they been keeping up with that? We have artsy kids as well and I was hoping that they would post their art.”

For example, some posts Roberts publishes include photos and descriptions of meals she’s cooked or information she believes could be useful for others. She also recently made a post about ghost stories and encouraged other page members to share their stories in the comments. The page has proven to be popular, Roberts explained, as residents seem to want to listen, interact and learn.

The Facebook page, which can be found here, currently has more than 200 members. Roberts expects the page to become more popular and will last beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“We don’t have our schools open for programming,” she said. “When we used to have that open, that was the way people could interact with others, but we don’t have that right now. People still want to stay in touch and know what everybody else is doing. They want ideas. We can find ourselves kind of bored sometimes during isolation.”

While it wasn’t part of her job to create the page as the community school coordinator at Churchill Community High School, Roberts said it has assisted her in that area. Even though classes are cancelled, she’s still responsible for bringing the community and students together.

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