La Ronge Mayor Hopes Lease Freeze Lifted

La Ronge Mayor Hopes Lease Freeze Lifted Friday, February 04, 2011 at 15:05     The mayor of La Ronge is hoping to work with the provincial government to improve park infrastructure in the region as well as explore lifting a freeze on lake property leases.   Mayor...

More Problems for Government Lending Program

More Problems for Government Lending Program Friday, February 04, 2011 at 15:02     There’s more troubled water for a government lending program.   The “loan loss reserve initiative” was launched a few years ago.   It’s designed to give financial groups the...

Province Looks to Alaska for Health Care Ideas

Province Looks to Alaska for Health Care Ideas Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:23     Saskatchewan is looking to Alaska for some ideas on improving health care.   A provincial delegation is going on a tour of a non-profit group based in Anchorage.   The Southcentral...

Mayor Asks Province to Look into Rink Power

Mayor Asks Province to Look into Rink Power Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:21     The mayor of Big River is calling on the province to look into power issues the community has been having at its rink.   The community received a rink grant to install a geothermal...

More Northern Men than Women

More Northern Men than Women Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:19     It seems Northern Saskatchewan is a little different than its neighbours when it comes to gender.   According to the Conference Board of Canada much of Northern Canada is male.   For instance, the...

RCMP Holding Northern Career Fairs

RCMP Holding Northern Career Fairs Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 15:18     Are you interested in a career nowhere near ordinary?   The RCMP is holding Career Presentations all across Saskatchewan’s north starting in Beauval and Buffalo Narrows on February 15th,...

Smokes From Kahnawake Reserve Seized In Saskatoon

Smokes From Kahnawake Reserve Seized In Saskatoon Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:44     Tobacco enforcement officials in Saskatchewan have seized 100 cartons of cigarettes they say were illegally imported into the province.   Saskatchewan Finance says the...

Pedestrian Killed In Northern Community

Pedestrian Killed In Northern Community Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:27     A 25-year-old man is dead after being hit by a truck in Dillon.   The accident happened around 8:00 last night.   The RCMP say the pedestrian was walking north on Highway 925 when he was...

Activist Urges Northerners To Reject Nuclear Waste

Activist Urges Northerners To Reject Nuclear Waste Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:22     Anti-nuclear activist Jim Harding says northern Saskatchewan communities considering being the location for a nuclear waste storage facility need to think again.   Harding...

Sturgeon Lake Residents Charged In Drug Bust

Sturgeon Lake Residents Charged In Drug Bust Wednesday, February 02, 2011 at 13:12     Two people face charges after a drug seizure on the Sturgeon Lake First Nation.   Mounties seized marijuana from a house on the reserve on January 20th.   Thirty-two-year-old Kevin...