by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
SaskEnergy Unveils La Ronge Natural Gas Plan Monday, October 30, 2006 at 14:22 Residents of La Ronge and Weyakwin are expected to finally have natural gas service by the spring of 2008. SaskEnergy Minister Andrew Thomson was in La Ronge this morning to announce...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Woman Dies After Vehicle Rolls Into Icy Water Monday, October 30, 2006 at 14:14 La Ronge RCMP continue to investigate a fatal rollover which claimed the life of a local woman yesterday afternoon on Highway 915. RCMP spokesperson Heather Russell says the vehicle...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Buffalo River Band Getting Into Oil Exploration Monday, October 30, 2006 at 14:10 A Toronto-based oil and gas exploration company has signed a deal with a northwest Saskatchewan First Nation to jointly explore and develop oil and gas prospects. Access Energy and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Drafting of Cigar Lake Recovery Plan Months Away Monday, October 30, 2006 at 14:08 An official with Cameco says it’s uncertain how much water is in the Cigar Lake mine. Spokesman Lyle Krahn says they expect floodwaters to crest within roughly 10 to 20...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Native-Owned Firm Named Business of the Year Monday, October 30, 2006 at 14:03 The province’s first Aboriginal-owned oil well drilling company has been named the Saskatchewan Business of the Year. Carlyle-based Eagle Drilling Services was given the honour...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Natural Gas Coming To La Ronge Friday, October 27, 2006 at 14:37 It appears the NDP government is prepared to make good on an election promise to the residents of La Ronge. SaskEnergy has scheduled a news conference in La Ronge for Monday morning, when...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Sturgeon Lake Assault Victim Dies In Hospital Friday, October 27, 2006 at 14:33 A Sturgeon Lake man implicated in a serious assault on the reserve last weekend is now facing a charge of second-degree murder. That’s because the victim, 28-year-old Leslie...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Elections Canada Ruling Panned Friday, October 27, 2006 at 14:31 The Jeremy Harrison camp is not impressed with a ruling handed down by Elections Canada earlier this week. The former northern Saskatchewan MP alleged he lost the last federal election because of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Dates Set For Inquest Into Suspected Wolf-Killing Friday, October 27, 2006 at 14:29 A clerk at the Chief Coroner’s office in Regina confirms an inquest into the death of an Ontario man in northern Saskatchewan will take place early next year. The inquest...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Self-Government Linked To Drop In Suicides Friday, October 27, 2006 at 14:22 A study is underway to examine what appears to be a connection between Native self-government and suicides. According to researchers at the University of British Columbia, suicide rates...
