by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
La Loche Gets Lion’s Share of Homelessness Funds Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:11 The federal government has announced funding for several initiatives aimed at fighting homelessness across the province, including three in northern Saskatchewan. In fact, a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Dore Lake Road Dispute Not Settled Yet Friday, January 21, 2005 at 15:10 A trapper in northwest Saskatchewan says he wants a meeting with the provincial highways minister as soon as possible to deal with safety concerns on the road to Dore Lake. Jonothan Fonos...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Government Investigating Keewatin Yatthe Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 13:56 Saskatchewan Health has decided to review the termination of four doctors’ contracts in La Loche, after all. The call had been made by the Saskatchewan Medical Association, which...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Sandy Bay Outpatient Centre Board On The Way Out Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 13:53 A health authority in northern Saskatchewan says it wants a new board to run things at the Sandy Bay Outpatient Centre. The Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Northern Altered School Year Coming To An End Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 13:51 Officials with northern Saskatchewan’s largest school division are defending the decision to discontinue the altered school year. The three-year experiment will officially...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Northern Contractor Donates Health Research Funds Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 13:49 One of Canada’s largest mining contractors has donated $250,000 to the Royal University Hospital’s Royal Care Campaign. The gift from Mudjatik Thyssen Mining Joint...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Buffalo River Historical Places Project On Display Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 13:23 Members of the Buffalo River Dene Nation will get a good look at their roots in a special presentation this afternoon. A group of high school students has been working with a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Event Focuses On Art of Native Storytelling Thursday, January 20, 2005 at 13:22 Camp Grizzly at Deschambault Lake will be the site of some traditional storytelling over the next few days. Wes Fineday, Isadore Pelletier and Walter Albert are just some of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Court Orders New Trial For Brown and Kindrat Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 13:27 Two men from Tisdale have been ordered to stand trial a second time in connection to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old Aboriginal girl in 2001. Jeffrey Brown and Jeffrey Kindrat...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Feds Approve On-Reserve Smoking Bylaw Wednesday, January 19, 2005 at 13:24 The federal government is keeping its distance from the on-reserve smoking controversy in Saskatchewan. In a letter written to First Nations Relations Minister Maynard Sonntag, Indian...