by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Plan Reached To Re-Open P.A. Pulp Mill Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 16:37 The provincial government and Domtar have reached an agreement on re-opening the Prince Albert Pulp Mill and the Wapawekka Lumber sawmill. The province and Domtar have signed a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Domtar, Province Accused Of Excluding First Nation Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:38 The chief of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation is upset the provincial government and Domtar scheduled today’s announcement about reviving the Prince Albert Pulp Mill...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
New Witness Testifies That Stonechild Was Murdered Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:34 A witness testified at a police commission hearing in Saskatoon today that two former police officers are not responsible for the freezing death of an Aboriginal teenager in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Naistus Murder Trial Hears From Victim’s Sister Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:28 The Battleford trial of a Beaverlodge, Alberta man accused of killing a 20-year-old woman from Onion Lake heard tearful testimony from the sister of Jarita Naistus today....
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Northern Justice Symposium Underway Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:19 The chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council says new methods are needed to curb crime in the North. Helen Ben was one of a few hundred delegates to attend the opening day of New...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Metis Local Going Solo In Duty-To-Consult Talks Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at 15:09 The Metis local in La Loche says it will not be letting a Buffalo Narrows-based Metis region represent it in duty-to-consult negotiations with government and industry. Metis...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Tribal Council Suing FSIN, Chief Joseph Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 15:08 The Battlefords Tribal Council has filed legal action against the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations. In a press release, the BTC says it is upset with a resolution the FSIN...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Forensic Evidence Heard At Naistus Murder Trial Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 15:00 The second-degree murder trial of an Alberta man accused of killing a woman from Onion Lake continued in Battleford Court of Queen’s Bench today. 41-year-old Gordon Dwight...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
Hardlotte Announces Candidacy For PAGC Election Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 14:48 A member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is vying to become the next southern vice-chief of the Prince Albert Grand Council. Gordon Hardlotte officially tossed his hat into the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 12, 2010
SIAST Unveils Aboriginal Policing Program Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 14:38 A total of 27 First Nations and Metis students crowded into SIAST’s Woodland Campus in Prince Albert yesterday to attend the official unveiling of a new police program. The...
