by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Communities Search for Northerner Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at 14:01 Aerial surveys, a base camp and volunteer search crews are scouring the area between Pinehouse Lake and Canoe Lake for a missing northerner. 55 year-old Norbert Couilonneur was last seen in...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
No Inquiry into Toddler’s Death: Social Services Monday, June 14, 2010 at 15:53 Social Services Minister Donna Harpauer says an inquiry into the death of a First Nations toddler will not be conducted at this time. Harpauer says there are four...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Some Weyerhaeuser Workers Back on Job Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:21 Some Weyerhaeuser forestry workers will soon be back to work. Weyerhaeuser has announced it is reopening its oriented strand board mill at Hudson Bay. The plant was shuttered two years ago. ...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Poundmaker “Chief” Requests Third Party Manager Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:08 A man who says he is the chief of the Poundmaker Cree Nation says he’s asked Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl to appoint a third party manager, so the band can...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Sturgeon Lake Chief Calls For Answers Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:05 The chief of the Sturgeon lake First nation is calling for answers in the wake of the death of a young band member. Last week a 22 month-old boy was rushed to hospital from a house in Aberdeen...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
MN-S President Maintains He’s Doing a Good Job Monday, June 14, 2010 at 14:03 The president of the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan continues to speak out after a letter was sent to the media by nine area directors, calling for his resignation, and that of...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Man Killed In Rollover On Pelican Lake Reserve Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:49 An RCMP traffic analyst has been called in to try and figure out what caused a fatal rollover on the Pelican Lake First Nation. The single vehicle accident took place at around 3:00...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Chiefs Wary Of National Forgiven Summit Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:47 Two First Nations leaders are raising concerns around the premise of this weekend’s National Forgiven Summit in Ottawa, which begins today. The event, which is being organized by a...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
Chief Apologizes To Peers Over Power Struggle Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:39 The embattled chief of the Poundmaker Cree Nation is calling a leadership dispute on his reserve an “internal matter” that the band will deal with. A group of dissidents...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010
FSIN Hoping To Work With Governments On Gang Issue Friday, June 11, 2010 at 13:34 FSIN Vice-Chief Delbert Wapass says the government needs to do more than build correctional facilities to tackle gang violence. Wapass says that First Nations need to be part of...
