by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Duck Lake Priest Passes Away Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:44 A Roman Catholic priest well known in Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal community has died. Father Gilles Doucette of Duck Lake passed away on Saturday. He is perhaps best known for being the director of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Prices For Muskrat Fur Pelts At All-Time High Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:41 It appears muskrat pelts had a showing to remember at last week’s wild fur sale in Toronto. An official with North American Fur Auctions says the average price for the pelt hovered...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
FSIN Urges Tories To Back Up Talk On Land Claims Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:32 A vice-chief with the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it is clear the federal government is going to have to get serious with the issue of land claims. Lawrence Joseph...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Southern Teams Win Mine Rescue Competitions Monday, May 29, 2006 at 13:26 Three crews from northern Saskatchewan uranium mines participated in an annual mine rescue competition over the weekend. Saskatchewan Mining Association spokesman Phil Reeves says workers...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Liberal Leader Familiarized With Northern Issues Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:45 Federal Liberal Leader Bill Graham says he got a good sense of northern Saskatchewan’s infrastructure needs in a meeting in La Ronge yesterday. Graham says northern leaders he...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Northern Games Called Off — Again Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:42 The Northern Saskatchewan Games and Cultural Festival that was supposed to be held in Cumberland House in July has now been cancelled. The Northern Recreation Coordinating Committee had hoped...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Public Support For Nuclear Facility Never Better Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:40 An official with Cameco says a number of financial questions have to be answered before someone decides to try building a nuclear processing facility in Saskatchewan. But Jamie...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Gold Mine Feasibility Reports Due Soon Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:37 A gold exploration company with several holdings in the La Ronge area could be getting some good news in the next few weeks. Golden Band Resources has two deposits in the area that it feels...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Caribou Management Talks Into Second Day Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:35 Some positive feedback seems to be emerging from a caribou management meeting going on in Prince Albert today. Members and delegates of the Beverley and Qamanirjuaq Management Board are...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Liberal Leader In La Ronge To Talk Native Issues Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 15:10 Interim Liberal Leader Bill Graham will be making a stop in Saskatchewan today, including La Ronge. Graham is scheduled to meet with some of the province’s First Nations and...