by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Trudeau, Dryden Reflect On Campaign-Style Visit Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:36 A member of Canadian political royalty visited several northern Saskatchewan communities this past weekend. Justin Trudeau was in Fond du Lac, Wollaston Lake, Stony Rapids and La...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Layton Talks Up Morin Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:33 NDP leader Jack Layton says strong family roots and a grounded approach will help propel NDP candidate Brian Morin in his bid to win the upcoming federal by-election in Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Nawakayas Re-elected At Red Earth Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:23 The Red Earth Cree Nation has re-elected Miller Nawakayas as chief. Numbers aren’t available yet, but the band is reporting Nawakayas was the winner in Friday’s band election. Band...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Red Pheasant Residents Re-elect Chief Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:19 Sheldon Wuttunee has been re-elected for a second two-year term as chief of the Red Pheasant First Nation. Wuttunee beat three other candidates by a considerable margin in a band election...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Clearing Works Begins For New Natural Gas Line Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:16 SaskEnergy has begun clearing brush to make way for a new natural gas line to La Ronge. The Crown utility is hoping to see natural gas in the northern community by next winter. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Fur Auction Group Raving About Recent Fur Sale Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:05 Incredible. Spectacular. Those are some of the words officials at North American Fur Auctions are using to describe what they’re calling the most successful fur sale in its...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
By-election Draws Big Names To Northern Riding Friday, March 07, 2008 at 15:28 The major parties are sending in some political heavyweights to influence voters in the March 17th federal by-election in northern Saskatchewan. Last weekend, Tory cabinet minister...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Northern By-election Advance Polls Open Friday, March 07, 2008 at 15:27 Advance polls for the federal by-election in the Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River riding opened today. There are 18 different polling stations located in communities across northern...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
La Ronge Man Hoping Northerners Vote Green Friday, March 07, 2008 at 15:17 A La Ronge man running for the Green Party in an upcoming by-election in northern Saskatchewan believes his party’s message should especially resonate with Aboriginal voters. Robin...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Record Fine Levied For Illegal Outfitting Friday, March 07, 2008 at 15:14 An Ontario man has received the largest fine ever handed down in this province for outfitting without a licence and for hunting out of season. Jeffrey R. Wolfe was recently fined $175,000...
