by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Protesters Charged in Pelican Lake Dispute Friday, July 18, 2003 at 13:51 The band office of the Pelican Lake First Nation sits empty today. It had been occupied with protesters for the last few weeks who were calling on the current chief and council to step...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Feds Fund Northern Research Project Friday, July 18, 2003 at 13:47 Minister of Industry Allan Rock and Churchill River MP Rick Laliberte announced the University of Alberta will receive funding for a virtual research institute. The institute will focus on...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Whitefish Man Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault Friday, July 18, 2003 at 13:42 The case of a 20-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl on the Whitefish reserve was heard in Cree court yesterday. The man, who cannot be identified to...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Buffalo River Chief Unimpressed with AFN Election Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 14:00 A Northern Saskatchewan chief says yesterday’s result in the Assembly of First Nations’ chief election has him wondering about the need for the organization. Buffalo...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Rock in La Loche to Announce Federal Funding Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 13:53 Federal Industry Minister Allan Rock pays a visit to Northern Saskatchewan today. Rock will be in La Loche this afternoon to announce federal funding for a number of...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Belanger Excited by Recent Visit to Fort McMurray Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 13:51 Saskatchewan’s Northern Affairs Minister says this week’s visit to Fort McMurray by northern leaders was the most significant lobby effort to date for a proposed road....
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Whitefish Abandoned Baby Case Back in Court Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 13:47 It was ten months ago that the body of a baby was discovered in the woods of the Big River First Nation’s Whitefish reserve. Now, the man alleged to be the infant’s...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
P.A. Metis Students Worry About University Funding Thursday, July 17, 2003 at 13:44 About two dozen Metis students in Prince Albert are wondering how they’ll pay for university tuition this fall. The federal government announced earlier this year that Metis...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Athabasca Health Facility Officially Open Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 14:38 Two-hundred-and-fifty people, including several dignitaries, were on hand for the official opening of a multi-million-dollar health facility near Stony Rapids today. The new Athabasca...
by bryanorthner | Jul 26, 2010
Lobby Efforts in Ft. McMurray Deemed a Success Wednesday, July 16, 2003 at 14:30 At least one northern leader is optimistic a recent visit by a Northern Saskatchewan delegation to Fort McMurray will pay off. North West Development Council Co-chair Isadore...
