by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Black Lake Residents Voting over Election Act Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 14:23 Members of the Black Lake First Nation will vote on a series of amendments to the band’s election act today. According to officials overseeing the process, a 50 per cent plus...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Wild Rice Growers Gather in La Ronge Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 14:21 Wild rice growers from across the North are in La Ronge today for their annual conference. Aside from getting production reports from both sides of the border, the growers will also hear...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Hall Lake Child Porn Suspect Back in Court Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 14:20 The man accused of making child porn in Hall Lake is back in a La Ronge courtroom today. 22-year-old James Stanley Roberts is scheduled to appear before a show cause hearing. Roberts...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Creighton Temporarily Cut Off From Rest of North Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 14:19 For a while yesterday, road access between Creighton and the rest of northern Saskatchewan was cut off. A ruptured culvert washed out a section of highway 106 10 kilometres west...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
La Ronge Gets Serious About Waste Management Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 14:17 The creation of northern Saskatchewan’s first regional waste authority was made official yesterday. The Lac La Ronge Regional Waste Authority represents the town of La Ronge,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Northern Teenager Wins $59,000 Scholarship Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:53 A high school student from Cumberland House has become the most recent northerner to receive a scholarship to attend a prestigious school in B-C. Mika Rai Carriere has been awarded a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
MNS Presidency Candidate Comes Out Swinging Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:52 Metis lawyer Dwayne “Trudeau” Roth officially launched his campaign for the presidency of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan yesterday. He held a news conference in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Property Taxes in Northern Communities on the Rise Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:50 The education portion of property taxes paid by residents in most northern municipalities is going up. The Northern Lights School Division has increased its mill rate for...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Tax Arrears Program Doing Well in Buffalo Narrows Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:31 The success of a tax repayment program in Buffalo Narrows has apparently caught the eye of some other northern communities. The administrator for Buffalo Narrows, Laura Durocher,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Prelim for La Loche Murder Suspect Adjourned Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:27 The preliminary hearing for a La Loche murder suspect has been adjourned until July. The hearing for 20-year-old Donny Lemaigre has been taking place this week in La Loche, and will...
