Metis Negotiator Uneasy About Possible Election

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...

Native Culture On Display At SIAST Campus

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...

RCMP Nab Suspects In Air Ronge Gas Bar Beating

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...

Truck Through Ice Cuts Off Athabasca Road Access

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.  ...

Jans Bay and Cole Bay Press On With Lawsuit

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...

Family of Eight Evicted in Wollaston

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...

Feds Fund Metis Youth Skills Development Project

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...

New Boating Regulations Focus of La Ronge Meeting

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...

Firearm Weilding Suspect Creates Scare in La Ronge

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...

Smoking Experiment at Bingo Hall Boosts Numbers

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...