Harrison Concerned About Boarding School Lawsuit

Harrison Concerned About Boarding School Lawsuit Wednesday, December 14, 2005 at 14:39     Northern Saskatchewan’s Conservative MP is expressing some reservations over the impending lawsuit filed by survivors of the residential school in Ile-a-la-Crosse.   The...

Two-Way Radio Advocates Get Reprieve

Two-Way Radio Advocates Get Reprieve Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 14:43     It appears a public outcry over plans to discontinue the northern two-way radio service has paid off.   SaskTel had initially applied to the CRTC to have the Northern Radio Telephone Service...

Lawyer Details Case Behind Boarding School Lawsuit

Lawyer Details Case Behind Boarding School Lawsuit Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 14:40     A Regina-based lawyer hopes a lawsuit against the federal government will help generate more details about how it administered funding to a boarding school in Ile-a-la-Crosse.  ...

Auditors Praise Mistik’s Harvesting Practices

Auditors Praise Mistik’s Harvesting Practices Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 14:29     An independent audit of Mistik Management’s forest management practices has found the company is performing well in several areas, but needs to do better in others.   The...

MLTC Chief Candidate Pledges Sweeping Changes

MLTC Chief Candidate Pledges Sweeping Changes Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 14:26     A candidate running in the Meadow Lake Tribal Council’s tribal chief by-election next month says it’s time for change.   Canoe Lake Cree Nation executive director Leonard...

Metis Plan To Mark Land Scrip Centennial

Metis Plan To Mark Land Scrip Centennial Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 14:14     The Northwest Saskatchewan Metis Council is planning to commemorate next year as the 100th year since the signing of Metis land scrip and the signing of Treaty 10.   Council co-chair...

Impact Of Fort McMurray Road To Top Meeting Agenda

Impact Of Fort McMurray Road To Top Meeting Agenda Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 13:17     Entrepreneurs and business leaders in northwest Saskatchewan will likely want to circle January 20th on their calendar.   That’s the day the Northern Development Board...

Lawsuit Filed Over Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School

Lawsuit Filed Over Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School Monday, December 12, 2005 at 15:22     A statement of claim has been filed in Court of Queen’s Bench over what appears to be the federal government’s unwillingness to provide compensation to former...

Accused Killer Of Pregnant Woman Back In Court

Accused Killer Of Pregnant Woman Back In Court Monday, December 12, 2005 at 15:03     A man accused of killing an Aboriginal woman in Prince Albert is scheduled to appear in court today.   Stephen Schutte was arrested earlier this year for allegedly killing Antoinette...

Wapawekka Lumber Soldiers On In Uncertain Times

Wapawekka Lumber Soldiers On In Uncertain Times Monday, December 12, 2005 at 15:01     Despite the looming closure of Weyerhaeuser’s pulp and paper mill in Prince Albert, a small sawmill near the city is preparing to install new equipment.   Wapawekka Lumber...