by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Youth Attend HIV/AIDS Conference In Regina Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:33 Getting youth “in the know” about HIV/AIDS is the goal of a gathering going on in Regina today. Youth from as far north as Fond du Lac made the trip to participate in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Big River Grapples With Timber Allocation Blow Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:30 Residents of Big River are holding a meeting tonight to deal with last week’s provincial timber allocation announcement. The Big River sawmill, which has a buyer in place,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Event Promises Good News On Mineral Exploration Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:22 An official with Energy and Resources says he expects climbing commodity prices to spark renewed enthusiasm at this year’s Geological Survey Open House in Saskatoon. Gary...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Sweetgrass Chief Back In Office Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:17 Wayne Standinghorn has been re-elected chief of the Sweetgrass First Nation. Elections for chief and council were held Friday on the reserve. This will be Standinghorn’s third straight...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Buffalo Narrows Mayor Elected Chair Of New North Monday, November 30, 2009 at 12:15 A well-known political leader in northern Saskatchewan has a new position. Last week, Buffalo Narrows mayor Bobby Woods defeated Ile-a-la-Crosse mayor Duane Favel to become the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Southend Road Access Re-opened Friday, November 27, 2009 at 16:40 The road into to Southend is now open again, according to a local Ministry of Highways official. Access to Hwy. 102 from the Hwy. 905 junction was shut down Thursday morning after a tanker...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
RCMP Seek La Ronge Courthouse Escapee Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:54 The Mounties are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a 21-year-old man who escaped custody at the La Ronge courthouse yesterday. The RCMP say Jordan Daigneault bolted from...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
New Office, Retail Space For Buffalo Narrows Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:41 The federal government is committing $750,000 in economic stimulus funding for a large scale project in Buffalo Narrows. A new “town centre” will soon be built in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Wood Allocations Include Bands, Cut Out Big River Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:38 The Prince Albert Forest Management Agreement has some new players. For the first time, the province is allocating the use of wood in the region not to one large company...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
James Smith Band Introduces Hydro Dam Plans Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:19 The James Smith Cree Nation says it wants to construct a hydro-electric dam on the North Saskatchewan River. Band officials say they are looking at an area five kilometres east of the...
