Ile-a-la-Crosse Housing Project Wins Award

Ile-a-la-Crosse Housing Project Wins Award Monday, October 25, 2004 at 15:17     A housing project in northern Saskatchewan recently won a national award under the Canada Mortage and Housing Corporation’s five-year HomeFirst housing strategy.   Saskatchewan...

Abandoned Mines Issue Surfaces in the Commons

Abandoned Mines Issue Surfaces in the Commons Friday, October 22, 2004 at 14:58     The MP for Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River raised the issued of northern Saskatchewan’s abandoned uranium mines in the House of Commons this morning.   Jeremy Harrison told...

SaskParty Leader Promises Respect of Treaties

SaskParty Leader Promises Respect of Treaties Friday, October 22, 2004 at 14:56     Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall has admitted his party has some policy gaps when it comes to Aboriginal issues.   Wall made the confession yesterday at the Federation of...

Northerners Still Waiting for Treatment Centre

Northerners Still Waiting for Treatment Centre Friday, October 22, 2004 at 14:53     The Liberal leader for the province says Prince Albert should play a bigger part in delivering health care to northern Saskatchewan.   David Karwacki isn’t happy with the...

Ile-a-la-Crosse Trying to Tackle Homelessness

Ile-a-la-Crosse Trying to Tackle Homelessness Friday, October 22, 2004 at 14:42     The village of Ile-a-la-Crosse has hired a coordinator to help it deal with the problem of homelessness.   Norman Johnson has been on the job for just two weeks now, but already has a...

Nuclear Waste Meeting Draws Northern Leaders

Nuclear Waste Meeting Draws Northern Leaders Friday, October 22, 2004 at 14:38     Over 40 chiefs, mayors and Metis leaders have taken up an invitation to discuss nuclear waste disposal and storage this week in Beauval.   The gathering is part of a series of meetings...

2005 Year of the First Nations Woman

2005 Year of the First Nations Woman Friday, October 22, 2004 at 14:36     The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations has declared 2005 the Year of the First Nations Woman.   The declaration came yesterday in the form of a motion made at the FSIN’s fall...

RCMP Investigating Homicide in Wollaston Lake

RCMP Investigating Homicide in Wollaston Lake Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 13:39     A 35-year-old woman from Wollaston Lake has been taken into custody following the death of a man there early yesterday morning.   RCMP haven’t released the name of the victim...

Buffalo Narrows Ponders Freeze on Lot Development

Buffalo Narrows Ponders Freeze on Lot Development Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 13:35     Village council in Buffalo Narrows will be making a decision next week about what to do with a motion passed at a public meeting held Tuesday night.   The motion calls for the...

Beauval Hosts Nuclear Waste Brainstorming Session

Beauval Hosts Nuclear Waste Brainstorming Session Thursday, October 21, 2004 at 13:33     Representatives from 25 northern Aboriginal communities are sharing their thoughts today about what should be done with spent nuclear fuel.   The Nuclear Waste Management...