by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Fire Near Southend Flares Up Monday, July 19, 2010 at 22:27 More smoke is blowing across highway 905. This time it’s coming from a fire northwest of Southend. Steve Roberts is the executive director of fire management for the province. He says the size...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Hundreds Flock To Batoche Monday, July 19, 2010 at 22:08 The 125th anniversary celebrations at Batoche are officially underway. On Sunday several hundred people turned out for the opening day’s events. They included federal MP’s from all parties,...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Fire Creeps Closer to Black Lake Friday, July 16, 2010 at 17:17 A large forest fire is now with ten kilometres of the community of Black Lake. Fire officials say the fire is over three hundred thousand hectares in size and officials estimate residents will...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Metis Rights Conference Gets Underway Friday, July 16, 2010 at 14:54 A Metis rights conference begins today in Saskatoon. Professors, academics and Metis representatives from across the country will be discussing the state of land-claims and other rights-based...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Batoche Celebrations Set To Begin Friday, July 16, 2010 at 14:51 Preparations for this week’s upcoming Back to Batoche celebrations are on schedule. That’s according to event manager Claire Belanger-Parker. Belanger-Parker says people started camping last week...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Rancher Seeks To Co-exist With Bison Friday, July 16, 2010 at 14:45 New fences and opportunities in tourism are being held up as possible ways to keep bison from ruining farm-land in the Big River area. Gord Vaadeland is a rancher in the area who heads up a...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Forest Fire Evacuees Could Be Waiting Several Days Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 15:14 Evacuees from the province’s far north are slowly settling in at SIAST’ Woodland Campus in Prince Albert. Hundreds of residents were flown there late yesterday after...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Poundmaker Band Custom Proponents Stage Protest Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 14:56 A dissident group that says it’s the rightful government of the Poundmaker First Nation held a demonstration yesterday. They made speeches and picketed in front of the band...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
PBCN Unveils Transitional Housing Facility Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 14:40 Seventeen new spaces have been created in Prince Albert to help Aboriginal men and women find permanent housing. The transitional facility was unveiled in the city yesterday. The Peter...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Aboriginal Businessman Welcomes Mentoring Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 14:29 A young Aboriginal marketing entrepreneur is hoping to gain some skills through a national business mentorship program in which he’s paired with financial experts. Ben Tingley...
