by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Ile-a-la-Crosse Couple Wins $25 Million In Lotto Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:51 There are reports that one of two winning tickets in Friday’s $50-million Lotto Max draw belongs to a couple from northern Saskatchewan. According to the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Float Plane Overturns During Landing Attempt Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:47 It was a close call for two occupants of a float plane that crashed in the lake in La Loche Saturday night. Sometime between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., the Savannah 912 they were in overturned...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Crash South Of La Ronge Kills Prince Albert Man Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:42 A head-on collision south of La Ronge early yesterday morning has claimed the life of a Prince Albert man. The 22-year-old victim was one of the drivers, and was pronounced dead at...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
PBCN Members Erect Blockade On Road To Dam Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:37 A roadblock has been set up along the road to the Island Falls hydroelectric dam in northeast Saskatchewan. The blockade was set up by some residents in Sandy Bay, who are upset about...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Red Pheasant Signs Oil Drilling Agreement Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:33 Oil wells could soon be pumping on the Red Pheasant First Nation as a result of a deal between the band and Allstar Energy. Representatives of the band and the company signed that agreement...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Nekaneet Reserve Hampered By Flooding Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:28 Maple Creek was not the only area recently declared a flood disaster zone by its residents. About 200 residents on the Nekaneet First Nation near Maple Creek suffered flood damage last week, as...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
RCMP Responding To Reserve Calls Quicker Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:26 GPS technology is helping Rural RCMP get to emergencies on Battlefords-area reserves faster and more efficiently. According to RCMP Staff Sgt. Howard Nodwell, it’s been difficult in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Aboriginal Protest Slows Traffic While RCMP Watch Monday, June 28, 2010 at 13:18 A protest by Aboriginal people slowed traffic merging onto the northbound Battlefords Bridge Friday afternoon. But it wasn’t stopped altogether –- RCMP made sure of that. Staff...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
La Ronge Area Forest Fires Creating Smoke Issues Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 13:21 While leaders in Hall Lake now say that an evacuation is not likely, representatives at the provincial fire centre say shifting winds could bring more forest fire smoke into the...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
RCMP Have Leads On Detatchment Fire On Reserve Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 13:17 A break in the investigation of a fire at the RCMP building on the Moosomin First Nation could come as soon as today, according to an RCMP official. The back half of the RCMP...
