Native Woman Mourns Death Of Homeless Uncle

Native Woman Mourns Death Of Homeless Uncle Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 13:33     An Aboriginal woman from Saskatchewan hopes the recent freezing death of her uncle in Calgary helps spur the resurrection of a men’s shelter in Prince Albert.   Shelley...

New Dam Causing Flooding Near Beauval

New Dam Causing Flooding Near Beauval Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 13:31     The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority says it is aware of the flooding that’s being caused by a dam in the Beauval area.   Spokesman Don Dill says northerners need to use extreme...

Cumberland Delta Ice Conditions Hurting Land Users

Cumberland Delta Ice Conditions Hurting Land Users Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 13:29     A Cumberland House fisher and trapper says he has never seen the ice on area lakes and rivers this unstable this late into December.   John Carriere says, in a normal year, he...

Dollar Continues To Haunt Commercial Fishers

Dollar Continues To Haunt Commercial Fishers Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 13:27     An official with the agency that processes fish caught commercially in northern Saskatchewan says it will be at least five years before fish prices rebound to what they once were.  ...

Reserve Responds To Rising HIV Infection Rates

Reserve Responds To Rising HIV Infection Rates Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 13:15     The Montreal Lake Cree Nation is hosting an HIV conference this week in an effort to combat the growing number of band members who are being infected.   The nurse in charge on the...

High Court Ruling Not Expected To Impact Sask.

High Court Ruling Not Expected To Impact Sask. Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 13:13     A lawyer for the provincial government says a recent Supreme Court decision on aboriginal logging rights likely won’t have much of an impact in Saskatchewan.   Last week, the...

Green Lake Takes Control of Silver Lake Farm

Green Lake Takes Control of Silver Lake Farm Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 13:03     The mayor of Green Lake says the long-awaited transfer of the Silver Lake Farm to the community was a historic day for the village.   The land transfer was finalized yesterday in the...

Election Day in Waterhen Lake

Election Day in Waterhen Lake Tuesday, December 12, 2006 at 13:00     Members of the Waterhen Lake First Nation are headed to the polls today.   Six candidates have tossed their hats into the race for chief in the band’s election.   They include Dora Buxton, Michael...

Arrests Made After Red Pheasant Home Invasion

Arrests Made After Red Pheasant Home Invasion Monday, December 11, 2006 at 14:05     Four men are facing charges following a violent home invasion on the Red Pheasant First Nation last week.   The RCMP say at least four men forced their way into a house at around 2:30...

Province Helping To Pave Witchekan Access Road

Province Helping To Pave Witchekan Access Road Monday, December 11, 2006 at 14:03     For the second time in as many months, the provincial government has agreed to help fund the paving of a reserve access road.   The province plans to spend $1.6 million to pave 7 km...