by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Metis Negotiator Uneasy About Possible Election Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 13:25 One of the men who helped negotiate a multi-million-dollar economic development package for four Metis communities in northwest Saskatchewan is keeping a close eye on the political...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Native Culture On Display At SIAST Campus Tuesday, April 26, 2005 at 13:07 A two-day Aboriginal cultural event gets started today at SIAST’s Woodland Campus in Prince Albert. Every year, students and staff participate in workshops and traditional...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
RCMP Nab Suspects In Air Ronge Gas Bar Beating Monday, April 25, 2005 at 15:38 La Ronge RCMP have arrested and charged four male young offenders and one adult male following an attack on a gas station attendant in Air Ronge. Police were called to the Co-op gas...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Truck Through Ice Cuts Off Athabasca Road Access Monday, April 25, 2005 at 15:33 The chief of the Hatchet Lake First Nation had a close call yesterday. Louis Josie was driving a truck that went through the ice on Collins Bay sometime late yesterday afternoon. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Jans Bay and Cole Bay Press On With Lawsuit Monday, April 25, 2005 at 15:31 A recently-announced funding package for Metis communities on the West Side isn’t stopping a couple of them from proceeding with legal action against the government. The residents...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Family of Eight Evicted in Wollaston Friday, April 22, 2005 at 16:41 A northern leader is blaming the provincial government for leaving a Wollaston Lake family without a place to live. Hatchet Lake band councillor Ed Benoanie says a Dene family from the Northern...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Feds Fund Metis Youth Skills Development Project Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 16:59 A Prince Albert organization that helps employ troubled youth has recieved a large cash injection from the Federal Government. Finance Minister Ralph Goodale announced today that...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
New Boating Regulations Focus of La Ronge Meeting Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 16:55 Northerners that will be affected by new government boating regulations are being encouraged to attend an information session in La Ronge this Friday. The Northern Developement...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Firearm Weilding Suspect Creates Scare in La Ronge Monday, April 18, 2005 at 17:49 La Ronge RCMP were unsuccessful in apprehending a man weilding a firearm on a La Ronge Reserve last (Sunday) night. RCMP responded to calls around 8 pm Sunday evening of a man...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Smoking Experiment at Bingo Hall Boosts Numbers Monday, April 18, 2005 at 17:36 Smoking may soon be permitted in a La Ronge bingo hall after a weekend experiment produced a larger turnout. The experiment was staged by the bingo hall’s operator, the Lac La...