by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Northern Singing Talent to Converge on La Ronge Friday, February 06, 2004 at 13:48 Auditions for the North’s newest talent showcase take place this weekend in La Ronge. The “Talent of the North” showcase is scheduled to coincide with the La...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Ottawa Scraps Health Consent Forms Thursday, February 05, 2004 at 13:25 In the words of FSIN Vice Chief Morley Watson, the health consent form issue is dead. Health Minister Pierre Pettigrew announced yesterday that the federal government will no longer pursue...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Island Lake Band Office Closed by Protesters Thursday, February 05, 2004 at 13:22 The chief and councillors of the Island Lake First Nation in northwest Saskatchewan are being denied access to the band’s headquarters. Over a dozen band members cordoned off...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Elders Continue Climate Change Discussion Thursday, February 05, 2004 at 13:21 A 3-day long conference on climate change that has brought together over three dozen elders from various communities in the North wraps up today. Joseph Naytowhow is a Sturgeon Lake...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Fort McMurray Link Gets Green Light Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:55 It sounds like the long-awaited highway connecting La Loche and Fort McMurray will be in place by sometime next year. That’s according to a commitment Alberta Premier Ralph Klein...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Northern Issues Get Attention at SUMA Meeting Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:54 The head of New North says it’s been a productive week for northern municipalities at the SUMA convention in Regina. Dale McAuley says northern leaders were able to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Elders Discuss Climate Change with Scientists Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:51 The scientific community is receiving insight and knowledge from elders within the Prince Albert Grand Council this week. In total, 35 men and women from twelve different...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Elder Questions Benefits of Industry Wednesday, February 04, 2004 at 13:18 A Pelican Narrows elder who remembers growing up in the community during the 1930s says he wishes more could be done to limit the harmful effects of industrial activity in the area. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
Metis Get Mention in Throne Speech Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 14:43 The Paul Martin Liberals are promising to work with Metis leaders and other levels of government on the place of the Metis in federal government policies. Ottawa’s pledge in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 2, 2010
FSIN Chief Encouraged by Throne Speech Tuesday, February 03, 2004 at 14:39 The chief of the FSIN says isolated communities in Northern Saskatchewan stand to benefit from yesterday’s throne speech. Alphonse Bird says Paul Martin’s pledge to live up to...
