by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
The Town of La Ronge has completed a municipal census. The work was carried out after the 2011 census reported that just 2304 people lived in La Ronge, a figure the mayor of the community disagrees with. Thomas Sierzycki says according to the town’s numbers,...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
The province has a new Treaty Commissioner. George Lafond, a former chief of the Saskatoon Tribal Council, has been selected to head up the office. He was named to the post this week by Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan. In a release, Lafond says he believes...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
RCMP are on the lookout for a driver who was involved in a hit and run north of Prince Albert overnight. A man was struck by a vehicle between 2:00 and 3:00 this morning. The collision occurred a few kilometres north of town, near the fire control centre, in the...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
A date has been set to hold a Metis Nation Legislative Assembly, followed by an Annual General Meeting. The two events will take place on June 16 and 17 in Prince Albert. At that time, a date will be chosen to hold the next MN-S election. Members of the Provincial...
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
The provincial government is pouring $6 million into childcare in the province. Five-hundred new spaces will open up in 15 communities throughout Saskatchewan. Twenty of those spaces will be added to Prince Albert, while 15 more are earmarked for Stony Rapids....
by MBC News | May 11, 2012 | Current News
An elder from the First Nations University of Canada says understanding the past could be a key to fighting diabetes. Vicki Wilson is the keynote speaker at today’s Aboriginal gathering in Prince Albert hosted by the Canadian Diabetes Association. Wilson says...
by MBC News | May 10, 2012 | Current News
A Mohawk First Nation chief says the federal government’s Safe Drinking Water legislation is too broad. John Adams told a Senate committee yesterday that the bill tries to treat all reserves the same, but he stresses that isn’t the case. Adams said his...
by MBC News | May 10, 2012 | Current News
The Prince Albert Grand Council is lending its voice to the city of Prince Albert as it works to get a second bridge. The PAGC has officially put its support behind the city’s Build a Second Bridge Campaign. A resolution of support was signed at a recent chiefs...
by MBC News | May 10, 2012 | Current News
The Saskatchewan government is contributing $700,000 to three tobacco reduction programs. Over $248,000 is going to a partnership involving the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan, the University of Saskatchewan and the Saskatoon Health Region. Another $250,000 has been...
by MBC News | May 9, 2012 | Current News
Pelican Narrows RCMP say the body found in a submerged pickup on the weekend is confirmed to be that of James Gallagher. The 71-year-old man from White Fox was reported missing last fall. The body was removed from the water on Sunday, and an autopsy was held yesterday...
