by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Province Unhooks From Fish Marketing Agency Tuesday, August 04, 2009 at 12:56 Saskatchewan commercial fishers can now move ahead with plans to build their own fish plant. For years, they have been lobbying the provincial government to opt out of the Freshwater...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
MN-S Erases $1.79-Million Debt Friday, July 31, 2009 at 13:38 The president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is touting his executive as the country’s most accountable Aboriginal government. At a news conference today, Robert Doucette reminded...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Canoe Narrows Man Killed In Rollover Friday, July 31, 2009 at 13:29 The RCMP say a lack of seatbelt use was one of the factors in a fatal rollover north of Glaslyn early yesterday morning. The accident claimed the life of a 55-year-old Canoe Narrows man —...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Crown Seeking Prison Time For Vote-Buying Chief Friday, July 31, 2009 at 13:28 A former First Nations chief from western Saskatchewan could get as much as 14 years in jail for his part in a fraud scandal four years ago. Charles Meechance pleaded guilty to trying...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
La Loche Receives Fuel Shipment Friday, July 31, 2009 at 13:26 According to a gas bar manager in La Loche, the community’s fuel shortage is over. Ron Kisslinger at PR Service in La Loche says a small shipment came in today and he expects another shipment soon. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Missing Stanley Mission Man Tracked Down By Family Friday, July 31, 2009 at 13:24 A missing man from Stanley Mission has been found alive and well. Family members reported Neheiman Ernest McLeod missing on Wednesday. He hadn’t been seen since leaving the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Weather Hurting Northern Wild Rice And Berry Crops Friday, July 31, 2009 at 13:23 The late spring and cold summer has made a significant impact on traditional crops in northern Saskatchewan. Agrologist Gerry Ivanochko says both the berry and wild rice crops look...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
La Loche Gas Stations Temporarily Out Of Fuel Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 15:04 The northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche has run out of gas. A worker at the reserve’s gas bar says they sold their last bit of fuel sometime after 10:00 this morning. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Former Chief Admits Guilt In Vote-Buying Scandal Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 15:00 The former chief of the Red Pheasant First Nation has pleaded guilty to fraud. This morning, Charles Meechance admitted in a North Battleford courtroom he tried to buy votes in an...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Band Requests Help In Search For Missing Man Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 14:58 The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation wants help locating one of its community members. Chief Bart Tsannie is calling on communities surrounding the Hatchet Lake First...
