Hatchet Lake, SaskPower Discuss Billing

A meeting of the minds took place this week between the Hatchet Lake First Nation and SaskPower. At issue were power bill costs for the First Nation. SaskPower CEO Robert Waton says the band wanted to make sure they’re not paying more money for power than they...

Saskatchewan Cities Host Several Sisters In Spirit Events

Sisters In Spirit vigils are being held across Canada today to honour more than 520 missing or murdered Aboriginal women. The First Nations University of Canada is hosting one of the larger ones this evening. Lead organizer Jaqueline Anaquod says the violence stems...

Impaired Driving Trial For Reserve Chief Delayed For 10 Months

The trial for Red Pheasant Cree Nation Chief Stewart Baptiste has been postponed to next August. Baptiste faces charges of drunk driving and refusing a breathalyzer. His trial was supposed to be held yesterday in Biggar — but it was postponed, due to a mix-up in...

New Northern Saskatchewan Gold Mine Now Operational

A former underground mine in the La Ronge Gold Belt is finding new life as an open pit operation. Golden Band Resources says work has begun at the Komis site, about 15 km northwest of Brabant Lake. Vice-president of operations, Matt Conklin, says blasting started on...

Incumbent La Loche Mayor Wins Re-Election

Georgina Jolibois has won another term as mayor of La Loche. According to unofficial results from yesterday’s municipal election, Jolibois received 445 votes. Her closest challenger, Ida Lemaigre, got 363. The other candidates in the vote, Chester Herman and...

Ex-Con Discusses Difficulty Reintegrating Back Into Society

A conference at the University of Regina is examining the Harper Government’s new “tough on crime” bill and the impact it will have on the Aboriginal community. Among those taking part is David MacDonald.  MacDonald is an addictions counsellor from...

Report Recommends End Of FFMC Monopoly In Western Canada

A new report by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy suggests the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation should be privatized — or, at the very least, have its monopoly broken up. Researcher Joseph Quesnel says many fishers want out from under the FFMC’s...