by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Mayor Wonders How Far $100 Million Can Go Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 14:45 A northern Saskatchewan leader says yesteday’s announcement by Premier Brad Wall that infrastructure money is being handed out faster is a good start. Ile-a-la-Crosse...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Anti-Oilsands Crusader Visits Onion Lake Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 14:41 The Onion Lake First Nation was the first stop yesterday for a Dene band member warning Saskatchewan residents about the dangers of oil development. Mike Mercredi is a member of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Aboriginal High School Sees Drop In Vandalism Tuesday, February 03, 2009 at 14:06 A North Battleford high school principal says vandalism has been cut sharply since his school encouraged students to paint murals on school walls. Colin Sutherland is principal of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FSIN Responds To Withdrawal Of Truth Commissioners Monday, February 02, 2009 at 14:33 A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he’s not surprised to hear the remaining two commissioners at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Beaucage Expected To Unveil Bid For National Chief Monday, February 02, 2009 at 14:27 The chief of Ontario’s Anishinabek Nation is expected to toss his hat into the ring for the leadership of the Assembly of First Nations at a news conference tomorrow. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Draude Defends Lack Of Beauval Coal Consultation Monday, February 02, 2009 at 14:19 The province’s Minister of First Nations and Metis Relations believes concerns over a possible coal project near Beauval have been addressed. June Draude recently met with...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Band Plays Host To Dalhousie Delegation Monday, February 02, 2009 at 14:14 Researchers from Dalhousie University are in La Ronge today. The three graduate students are gathering information from the band in relation to a two-year project on community...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Brass Family Satisfied With Inquest Monday, February 02, 2009 at 14:11 The family of a man from the Key First Nation is pleased with the way a coroner’s inquest into his death was handled. Ivar Dean Brass was a 35-year-old patient at Saskatchewan Hospital...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Health Region Responds To Inquest Recommendations Friday, January 30, 2009 at 15:21 The Prairie North Regional Health Authority is vowing to implement as many recommendations as it can from a coroner’s inquest into the death of a man from the Key First...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
RCMP Enthused About Temporary Deployments Friday, January 30, 2009 at 15:03 A veteran RCMP officer says one-week deployments in northern communities can teach officers a lot. The Saskatchewan “F” Division of the RCMP is sending around 200 officers...
