by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Native Government Workers to Act as Role Models Tuesday, May 11, 2004 at 13:22 A call is going out to Aboriginal northerners in the civil service to tell their stories to school children. As part of a recent initiative from the province’s public service...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Belanger Says Town Hall Meetings Will Have to Wait Monday, May 10, 2004 at 13:25 Buckley Belanger says northerners will get a chance to voice their feelings on the recent job cuts at Saskatchewan Environment — but they will likely have to wait until late...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Loss of C.O. in Cumberland House Angers Locals Monday, May 10, 2004 at 13:19 A resident of Cumberland House can’t believe the provincial government has decided to remove the region’s only conservation officer. Renee Carriere says the Cumberland Delta...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Push for Sawmill in Beauval Not Dead Monday, May 10, 2004 at 13:17 A proposed sawmill for the community of Beauval is a step closer to becoming reality. North West Communities Wood Products is the driving force behind the proposal, which was pitched to a number...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Origin of Human Remains Still a Mystery Monday, May 10, 2004 at 13:13 Leaders from the Aboriginal community in Prince Albert are still discussing what to do about a recently-discovered set of human remains. The bones were discovered at Cooke Municipal Golf...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Meadow Lake Friday, May 07, 2004 at 15:41 Residents of Meadow Lake and the nearby Flying Dust First Nation no longer need to boil their water. Saskatchewan Environment has lifted a precautionary boil water advisory that has been in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Woman Killed in Rollover on Poundmaker Reserve Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:31 A 35-year-old woman was killed early this morning in a single vehicle rollover on the Poundmaker Cree Nation. The RCMP says the crash took place shortly after 3 am on a grid road. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Northerners Waiting for Public Forums on Job Cuts Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:30 The decision to exclude average northern citizens from consultation meetings about job cuts in the Environment department is not going over well. Environment Minister David Forbes...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Wapawekka Lumber Expected to Re-open in June Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:24 A First Nations-owned sawmill near Prince Albert is preparing to re-open its doors after a lengthy shutdown. Machinery at Wapawekka Lumber near Prince Albert has been silent since...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
PAGC Marks Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:20 Today is National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day. According to Health Canada, the prevalence of diabetes among Canada’s Aboriginal peoples is at least 3 times higher than the...
