by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Close Vote for MNS President Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:14 If the results from yesterday’s Metis Nation of Saskatchewan elections stand, it might be tough for the new MNS executive to stand united. Robert Doucette has unofficially won the vote for...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Another Metis Election Plagued by Controversy Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:09 The MNS can’t seem to avoid controversy when it comes to holding elections. The CBC is reporting that ballot boxes went missing in Lloydminster yesterday, while other ballot...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Province Keeping Safe Distance from Metis Vote Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:06 It doesn’t sound like the province will get involved in any dispute surrounding the most recent Metis election. The provincial government and Ottawa spent the last several...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
LLRIB Tax Rebate Issue to be Decided Today Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:04 Today’s the day the Lac La Ronge Indian Band decides what it will do with a multi-million-dollar gas and tobacco tax rebate it received from the province. The chief and council will...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Saskatchewan Metis Head to the Polls Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:29 An estimated 40-thousand Metis citizens are expected to vote in today’s Metis Nation of Saskatchewan elections. Voting is taking place at roughly 130 polling stations across the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Missing La Loche Man Found Dead Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:24 The RCMP is now confirming that the man found dead in a dugout on a farm near Maidstone late last week was a former resident of La Loche. 41-year-old Steven Mark Herman had been living in Saskatoon...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Company Dispels Rumours of Fuel Spill in Lake Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:23 A company that’s responsible for cleaning up a fuel spill in Saskatchewan’s Far North says rumours that the fuel is seeping into a nearby lake are not true. On April 9th,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Fish Plant Proposal Still Facing Obstacles Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:21 A consultant for a proposed fish processing plant in Prince Albert says a number of challenges still need to be met before any work begins. Larry Goodfellow admits construction of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
La Loche Bottle Ban Draws Rave Reviews Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:07 The Saskatchwan Liquor and Gaming Authority is still deciding whether to make a beer bottle ban in La Loche a permanent thing. A 2-year pilot project banning the sale of beer in glass...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Little Red Residents Elect New Band Councillor Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 13:54 Residents of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band’s Little Red River reserve have elected a new representative to the band’s council. Gloria McKenzie came away with the most...
