by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Government Restores Funding To MNS Thursday, October 04, 2007 at 16:50 The provincial government has restored funding to the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan. It amounts to $385,000 over the next six months for basic operations, and policy and research functions. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Caribou-Watching Pilot Blamed In Fatal Crash Thursday, October 04, 2007 at 16:47 A report detailing a fatal helicopter crash in northern Saskatchewan last year has been made public. On August 13th, 2006, a chopper carrying three people slammed into Davy Lake,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
La Ronge Courthouse Sod-Turning Called Off Thursday, October 04, 2007 at 16:44 It’s not clear if a local petition is responsible, but the provincial government has changed its mind about holding a sod-turning ceremony in La Ronge tomorrow. Government...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
National Chief Pans Tories’ Climate Change Plan Wednesday, October 03, 2007 at 14:07 Assembly of First Nations National Chief Phil Fontaine says the federal government’s climate change plan is “a shame”, “unfair”, and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Fishers Prepared To Bypass FFMC To Get Licence Wednesday, October 03, 2007 at 13:59 The head of Saskatchewan’s commercial fishers is not impressed the fishers’ application for an export licence has been turned down. Jonas Bird is reacting to a letter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Minister Touts Organic Labelling Of Wild Rice Wednesday, October 03, 2007 at 13:55 The provincial secretary for organic agriculture says he would like to see organic labels slapped on all of Saskatchewan’s exports of wild rice. Lon Borgerson says the move...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Aboriginal Music And Arts Festival Underway Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 15:41 Today marks the official start of the Aboriginal Music and Arts Festival in Prince Albert. Performers from across the country are slowly beginning to arrive for a number of special...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Petition Started Over New La Ronge Courthouse Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 15:29 A La Ronge woman has started a petition against plans to have the community’s new courthouse built on lakefront property. A sod-turning ceremony for the new building will be...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Infant Literacy Project Introduced In The North Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 15:18 A new reading initiative is being offered to northern Saskatchewan mothers and their babies. Dr. James Irvine, the chief medical health officer for the North, says the measure is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 13, 2010
Family Law Clinic Coming To Stony Rapids Tuesday, October 02, 2007 at 15:10 The northern office of Saskatchewan Legal Aid is getting set to host a clinic in the Far North this month. On October 19th, La Ronge-based lawyer Ruth Fafard will be in Stony Rapids to...
