Loggers Call for Changes to 3rd Party Allocations

Loggers Call for Changes to 3rd Party Allocations Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 13:26       Independent loggers in Northern Saskatchewan are asking the government to crack down on contractors from the south that aren’t making full use of their timber allocation....

Liberal Leadership Run by Laliberte Still Possible

Liberal Leadership Run by Laliberte Still Possible Wednesday, August 27, 2003 at 13:23       Churchill River MP Rick Laliberte says he is still contemplating running for the Liberal leadership.   Laliberte first brought up the idea to run in the Liberal leadership...

Search for Missing Boat on Lac La Ronge Ends Well

Search for Missing Boat on Lac La Ronge Ends Well Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:14       Two Saskatoon families who went missing in a boat on Lac La Ronge say choppy waters on the lake caused by high winds forced them to seek refuge on an island.   The 4 adults and 2...

Belanger Pans SaskParty Northern Nuclear Proposal

Belanger Pans SaskParty Northern Nuclear Proposal Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:12       Saskatchewan’s Northern Affairs minister is dismissing a promise by the Saskatchewan Party to look into nuclear expansion in the North if the party comes to power.   The...

Metis Pleased With Outcome of Forestry Meeting

Metis Pleased With Outcome of Forestry Meeting Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:09       A northern area director for the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan feels the forestry industry has a better understanding of Metis concerns following a conference in Beauval last Friday....

North Continues to Elude West Nile

North Continues to Elude West Nile Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 15:07       Despite the growing number of human cases of West Nile virus in Saskatchewan, Northern Saskatchewan remains unaffected.   Northern Medical Health Officer Dr. James Irvine says even though there...

North to Benefit From New Home Model

North to Benefit From New Home Model Tuesday, August 26, 2003 at 14:58       Northern residents who require better housing may soon be able to take advantage of an offer by the Agency Chiefs Tribal Council.   After four years of testing and construction, the council...

Saskatoon Residents Missing on Lac La Ronge

Saskatoon Residents Missing on Lac La Ronge Monday, August 25, 2003 at 15:42       Searchers are combing Lac La Ronge for 6 people from Saskatoon that went missing in a boat yesterday.   The RCMP says the group left Napatak at around 11:30 yesterday morning. They were...

More Sask. Firefighting Help On Its Way to B.C.

More Sask. Firefighting Help On Its Way to B.C. Monday, August 25, 2003 at 15:40       Saskatchewan is sending another 124 firefighters to B-C to help with that province’s extreme forest fire situation.   That will bring the total number of Saskatchewan...

SaskParty Touts Northern Nuclear Expansion

  SaskParty Touts Northern Nuclear Expansion Monday, August 25, 2003 at 15:36       A Cumberland House man running for the Saskatchewan Party in the next provincial election says his party would seriously examine putting a nuclear reactor in Northern Saskatchewan if...