Province Must Change Aboriginal Strategy: Liberals

Province Must Change Aboriginal Strategy: Liberals Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:42     Saskatchewan Liberal Leader Ryan Bater says the provincial government needs to change its position on the duty to consult.   Bater has just wrapped up a summer tour of the...

Plans For La Ronge High School Expansion On Track

Plans For La Ronge High School Expansion On Track Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:29     Plans for an expansion to Churchill High School in La Ronge are on schedule.   A spokeswoman with the provincial government says the $22-million project has been approved, and...

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries Visits Prince Albert

Jimmy Swaggart Ministries Visits Prince Albert Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:25     A group of Christian evangelists says the group has travelled from Louisiana to Prince Albert this week to provide spiritual encouragement to the hurting First Nations population.  ...

FNUC Student Wins Humanitarian Award

FNUC Student Wins Humanitarian Award Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:20     A student from First Nations University in Regina is this year’s recipient for the Red Cross Humanitarian Award.   Thomas Benjoe won the award for his positive involvement with...

YMCA Gets Funding For Leadership Training Program

YMCA Gets Funding For Leadership Training Program Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:17     Regina’s YMCA has received $50,000 from the federal government.   The money will go towards the Tomorrow’s Y’s Leaders, a project that helps young Aboriginal...

Diabetes Workshop Hosted In Regina’s North Central

Diabetes Workshop Hosted In Regina’s North Central Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 12:13     The North Central Community Centre in Regina held a diabetes forum last night.   The workshop provided information about diabetes to the community.   Doreen Lloyd is a...

Concern Raised About Acid Rain In La Loche Area

Concern Raised About Acid Rain In La Loche Area Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 12:31     The Saskatchewan Environmental Society says there is new data to justify acid rain concerns in northern Saskatchewan, especially in the La Loche region.   The society says provincial...

AREVA May Re-route McArthur Ore

AREVA May Re-route McArthur Ore Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 12:27     AREVA says it’s thinking of trucking uranium ore from the McArthur River mine to the processing facility at McClean Lake.   The journey, which includes travelling through several northern...

Fond Du Lac Votes Against Longer Terms Of Office

Fond Du Lac Votes Against Longer Terms Of Office Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 12:21     The people of Fond du Lac have voted decisively against increasing the length of terms of their elected officials.   The local First Nation held a plebiscite yesterday, asking band...

Housing Loan Distribution Could Cause Strife

Housing Loan Distribution Could Cause Strife Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 12:16     A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says the federal government’s stimulus package could drive wedges between bands in the province.   It wasn’t...