Province Providing Capital to FN Businesses

Province Providing Capital to FN Businesses Tuesday, December 21, 2010 at 14:25     First Nations businesses needing capital to grow their companies will soon have a place to access that money.   The provincial government is launching a $3 million loan program in the...

FSIN Welcomes Child Welfare Review

FSIN Welcomes Child Welfare Review Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:14     The FSIN welcomes the Saskatchewan Child Welfare Review Panel’s report as it says it reinforces what its own reports have been saying for years.   Now the FSIN hopes the province will...

LLRIB To Provide After Hours Protection Services

LLRIB To Provide After Hours Protection Services Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:11     The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has announced it will begin providing emergency child protection services after hours for children living off-reserve.   The group will also be looking...

Incumbent Chief Returns on Key First Nation

Incumbent Chief Returns on Key First Nation Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:09     Unofficial results indicate the incumbent chief is returning on the Key First Nation.   Elections for chief and council were held on Friday.   According to unofficial results, Clarence...

Uranium Company Donates to PA Food Bank

Uranium Company Donates to PA Food Bank Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:07     The Prince Albert Food Bank is getting a helping hand.   Cameco has announced it is giving the organization $10,000.   Company spokesman Murray Lyons says they know the money will be put to...

PA Police Mourning Death of Colleague

PA Police Mourning Death of Colleague Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:06     Police in Prince Albert are mourning the death of one of their officers.   On Saturday morning a single-vehicle rollover claimed the life of Constable Tim Ballantyne.   He was off-duty at the...

PBCN Fire Deemed Suspicious

PBCN Fire Deemed Suspicious Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:00     RCMP say a fire that destroyed a home on the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation early Monday is suspicious.   The fire was called in at about 5:30 a.m.   There was no one in the home when RCMP arrived there,...

Union Opposed To First Nations-Owned Remand Centre

Union Opposed To First Nations-Owned Remand Centre Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:29     The SGEU says a proposal to hand responsibility for a proposed new remand centre in Saskatoon to a First Nations consortium “is not the way to go”.   Union president...

Harper Pledges To Make Native Education A Priority

Harper Pledges To Make Native Education A Priority Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:26     Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to participate in a Crown-First Nations meeting that will stress Aboriginal on-reserve educational reform.   On the closing day of the...

Creighton Studying Nuclear Waste Storage Potential

Creighton Studying Nuclear Waste Storage Potential Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:23     The Town of Creighton is exploring the idea of one day being the site of a nuclear waste storage facility — but the town’s mayor says they’re only...