First Nation Remains Under Boil Water Order

by | Mar 30, 2012

Residents living outside Prince Albert don’t have to boil their water any longer, but the same can’t be said for residents of the Muskoday First Nation. This morning, the city of Prince Albert announced that the emergency boil water order for users of the rural water...

Northern Municipal Group Pushes For Second Bridge

by | Mar 30, 2012

New North is lending its voice to a campaign designed to get a second bridge built in Prince Albert. New North chair Bruce Fidler says in a release that a second bridge could offer a safe alternate route to the north and his organization considers it a top priority....

Budget Draws Mixed Reaction

by | Mar 30, 2012

Northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke says the federal government is doing what it can to support aboriginal education. He points to increases of $175 million towards First Nations schools and another $100 million towards First Nations literacy — both contained in...

Boys Charged With Arson After Fire At Montreal Lake Band Office

by | Mar 29, 2012

Two boys, aged 12 and 15 years, have been charged in connection with a fire last fall at the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. The blaze in the band administration building caused an estimated $450,000 damage. RCMP Cpl. Rob King says the fire was noticed the morning of...

Metis Population Said To Be Fastest-Growing In The Country

by | Mar 29, 2012

A federal official says the Metis are the fastest growing population in Canada. Social and demographic statistics specialist Jane Badets made that statement during a Senate committee hearing last night. Badets said between 2001 and 2006, the Metis population increased...

Officer Who Assaulted Woman Suspended By Police Force

by | Mar 29, 2012

Punishment has been handed down to a Prince Albert police officer convicted of assaulting an Aboriginal woman who was in custody at the time. Cst. Michael Ozar pressed his boot against the back of the woman’s head in October of 2010. She had been brought in on a...

Chief At Cumberland House Back For Another Term

by | Mar 29, 2012

Voters at the Cumberland House Cree Nation have re-elected Lorne Stewart for his second term as chief. He was first elected to that position in 2009 after serving as a band councilor. Stewart received 385 votes, while challengers Barry Carriere received 94 and and...

Aboriginal Affairs Now Responsible For Friendship Centres

by | Mar 29, 2012

The president of the National Association of Friendship Centres is applauding the transfer of her organization from the Department of Heritage to the Department of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. Vera Pawis Tabobondung says the move has been contemplated...