Keewatin Yatthe Engages In Strategic Planning

Keewatin Yatthe Engages In Strategic Planning Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 13:55     An internationally trained consultant is in Ile-a-la-Crosse today and Friday.   The purpose of the meeting is to set up a strategic plan for community health development in the...

Escaped Prisoner Recaptured

Escaped Prisoner Recaptured Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:55     The prisoner who escaped from custody while making a court appearance in Meadow Lake last Monday has been apprehended.   The RCMP say 28-year-old Don Curtis Cheenanow was taken into custody without...

Ile-a-la-Crosse To Take Action Against Loose Dogs

Ile-a-la-Crosse To Take Action Against Loose Dogs Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:47     The northern village of Ile-a-la-Crosse is taking steps towards the disposal of unwanted dogs.   The move comes in the wake of a dog attack Saturday evening that left a...

BATC Explores Issues With Premier, Minister

BATC Explores Issues With Premier, Minister Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:38     The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs got a chance yesterday to meet with Premier Brad Wall and First Nations and Metis Relations Minister Bill Hutchinson.   Premier Wall and his...

Plans To Change Indian Act Worry Treaty 8 Chief

Plans To Change Indian Act Worry Treaty 8 Chief Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:30     Proposed changes to the Indian Act will be getting a lot of attention this week at a national treaty gathering in northern Alberta.   Jaret Cardinal, the grand chief of the...

LLRIB Plans Treaty Celebration, School Reunion

LLRIB Plans Treaty Celebration, School Reunion Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:21     The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is preparing to celebrate the 120th anniversary of the Treaty 6 adhesion.   It was back in 1889 that the band first became a signatory to the treaty,...

Fishing Industry Needs More Quota Regulation: SCFL

Fishing Industry Needs More Quota Regulation: SCFL Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:10     The president of Saskatchewan Co-operative Fisheries Limited says the government’s draft fisheries management plan is a good start, but there needs to be input from the...

Fond Du Lac Elders Enjoy Poker Rally On Foot

Fond Du Lac Elders Enjoy Poker Rally On Foot Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 13:53     A walking poker rally is taking place today in Fond du Lac.   Today’s event is intended for elders aged 60 years and over.   The poker rally sees participants walking from...

Child Mauled By Dog In Ile-a-la-Crosse

  Child Mauled By Dog In Ile-a-la-Crosse Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 18:40     It appears the owners of a dog that attacked a young boy in Ile-a-la Crosse weren’t home when the incident took place.   On Saturday, around 7 p.m., 6-year-old Shiloh Berscheid was...

Police Search For Stanley Mission Stabbing Suspect

Police Search For Stanley Mission Stabbing Suspect Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 14:27     A manhunt is underway for a 32-year-old northern Saskatchewan man.   Jonathon McLeod is wanted after a stabbing in Stanley Mission Saturday morning.   A 21-year-old man was...