Overall Duck Numbers Are On The Rise

Overall Duck Numbers Are On The Rise Friday, July 14, 2006 at 15:41     Questions are being asked about why two duck-breeds in the province are declining in numbers.   Bryan Hepworth of Ducks Unlimited, says both the Northern Pintail and Scaup are suffering losses...

Koester Announces Nomination For PA MLA

Koester Announces Nomination For PA MLA Friday, July 14, 2006 at 15:41     A local businessman in Prince Albert says he wants to succeed Myron Kowalski as an MLA for the area.   David Koester announced yesterday, he plans to run in the upcoming nomination meeting for...

Chief Who Stole TLE Money Handed Prison Sentence

Chief Who Stole TLE Money Handed Prison Sentence Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 14:16     The disgraced former chief of the Saulteaux First Nation will be going to jail after all.   The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s sentence of house...

Watson Responds To McLeod’s Scathing Critique

Watson Responds To McLeod’s Scathing Critique Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 14:03     The chair of the First Nations University of Canada is not impressed with remarks made earlier this week by a former university professor.   In an open letter to Morley Watson,...

North To See Share Of Highway Repair Funding

North To See Share Of Highway Repair Funding Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 13:58     The provincial government has announced an additional $25 million dollars will be spent on highway repairs this year – on top of the record $345 million already budgeted.   The funding...

Lightning Continues To Cause Problems In Northeast

Lightning Continues To Cause Problems In Northeast Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 13:52     It hasn’t been a great week for utility service in Deschambault Lake and Pelican Narrows.   The northern communities were without power for five hours yesterday — a day...

Fires Not Expected To Seriously Impact Tourism

Fires Not Expected To Seriously Impact Tourism Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 13:48     It is still unknown exactly how tourism will be affected in the fire-torn region north of La Ronge.   Woodlands and Waterways Regional Development Corporation chairman Kirk Munro notes...

Northern Communities Urged To Be Fire-Ready

Northern Communities Urged To Be Fire-Ready Thursday, July 13, 2006 at 13:44     The director of the Saskatchewan Forest Centre says it would be in the best interests of northern communities to develop community wildfire protection plans.   Robin Woodward says the...

Chiefs Re-Elect Fontaine

Chiefs Re-Elect Fontaine Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 14:18     The incumbent national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has won another term.   Phil Fontaine will serve another two years in office after defeating challenger Bill Wilson in the election at the...

Residential School Survivors Get Rejection Letters

Residential School Survivors Get Rejection Letters Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 13:39     A Regina-based lawyer is confirming that some residential school survivors he represents are having trouble collecting early payments from the federal government.   Tony Merchant...