by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Forest Fire Starts Well Above Average Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 13:07 Northern residents south of the Churchill River can expect to smell smoke this week. A provincial duty officer with Saskatchewan Environment says 116 forest fires are currently burning in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Arrests Made Following Drug Bust At Keeseekoose Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 13:04 Four people are facing charges following a drug bust on the Keeseekoose First Nation. RCMP executed a search warrant at a residence on the reserve early yesterday morning and...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
La Ronge Fire Chief Added To Health Region Board Wednesday, August 04, 2010 at 13:02 Two more people have been appointed to the Mamawetan-Churchill River Regional Health Authority board. Health Minister Don McMorris has announced the appointment of La Ronge Fire...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Peaceful Protest Planned For Provincial Forest Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 15:19 Ten First Nations plan to gather in the Porcupine Plain Provincial Forest starting next week to practice their treaty rights to that land. Chief Darin Poorman of the Kawacatoose...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
MP Says Sisters In Spirit Money Can’t Go To Police Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 13:18 An NDP MP in Ontario has begun a petition to ensure federal funding is provided to the second stage of the Sisters In Spirit initiative by the Native Women’s...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Outfitters Lobbying For More Control Of Licencing Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 13:13 Saskatchewan outfitters are sitting down with the provincial government in La Ronge today to discuss some potential changes to the industry. Today’s meeting is the last in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Students To Get Pointers On Aboriginal Business Tuesday, August 03, 2010 at 13:09 Aboriginal students are getting the chance to learn about opening their own businesses. The Entrepreneurship Camp at the First Nations University of Canada is taking place in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Community Uses Powwow to Heal After Disaster Friday, July 30, 2010 at 13:43 A community devastated by a natural disaster is finding a way to heal. Kawacatoose First Nation is holding a powwow this weekend. The community was hit by a F3 tornado on July 2, 2010....
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
RCMP Wants to Hear From Community Friday, July 30, 2010 at 13:41 The head of the RCMP was in La Ronge today looking to hear from the community about the service they provide and how they can improve. Commissioner William Elliot says that he believes that the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Chair of Child Welfare Review says System Fails Friday, July 30, 2010 at 13:36 Chair of the Child Welfare Review Panel says as it’s structured now, the province’s child welfare system is failing the very children it’s supposed to help. He says...
