Northern Mushroom Harvest Down From Last Year

Northern Mushroom Harvest Down From Last Year Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 13:09       Despite a fast start this year, the mushroom picking industry in the North is feeling the effects of little moisture this summer.   Saskatchewan Agriculture’s Gerry Ivanochko...

PBCN Urban Members Get Chance to Voice Concerns

PBCN Urban Members Get Chance to Voice Concerns Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 13:07       Questions and concerns urban members of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation have about the band’s operation will be addressed today at a meeting in Prince Albert.   Chief Ron...

Financing Still Not Secured for P.A. Fish Plant

Financing Still Not Secured for P.A. Fish Plant Thursday, August 28, 2003 at 13:01       The next few weeks could prove to be the crucial test for organizers of a proposed fish processing plant in Prince Albert, as they attempt to lure big financial backers into the...

Closure of P.A. Mill Expected to Hurt the North

Closure of P.A. Mill Expected to Hurt the North Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 13:32       Weyerhaeuser has announced it will be shutting down its Prince Albert pulp and paper mill for two weeks later this fall — a decision that will have ramifications in...

Loggers Call for Changes to 3rd Party Allocations

Loggers Call for Changes to 3rd Party Allocations Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 13:26       Independent loggers in Northern Saskatchewan are asking the government to crack down on contractors from the south that aren’t making full use of their timber allocation....

Liberal Leadership Run by Laliberte Still Possible

Liberal Leadership Run by Laliberte Still Possible Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 13:23       Churchill River MP Rick Laliberte says he is still contemplating running for the Liberal leadership.   Laliberte first brought up the idea to run in the Liberal leadership...

Search for Missing Boat on Lac La Ronge Ends Well

Search for Missing Boat on Lac La Ronge Ends Well Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:14       Two Saskatoon families who went missing in a boat on Lac La Ronge say choppy waters on the lake caused by high winds forced them to seek refuge on an island.   The 4 adults and 2...

Belanger Pans SaskParty Northern Nuclear Proposal

Belanger Pans SaskParty Northern Nuclear Proposal Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:12       Saskatchewan’s Northern Affairs minister is dismissing a promise by the Saskatchewan Party to look into nuclear expansion in the North if the party comes to power.   The...

Metis Pleased With Outcome of Forestry Meeting

Metis Pleased With Outcome of Forestry Meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:09       A northern area director for the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan feels the forestry industry has a better understanding of Metis concerns following a conference in Beauval last Friday....

North Continues to Elude West Nile

North Continues to Elude West Nile Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:07       Despite the growing number of human cases of West Nile virus in Saskatchewan, Northern Saskatchewan remains unaffected.   Northern Medical Health Officer Dr. James Irvine says even though there...