by MBC News | Oct 5, 2012
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...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
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...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
Efforts are being made to give some northern Saskatchewan health workers more confidence in reporting mistakes or close calls on the job. CEO Richard Petit of the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority says a “no blame, no shame” approach is what they...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
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...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
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...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
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...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
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...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
Saskatchewan’s Social Services Minister says more work needs to be done to understand housing needs in northern communities. June Draude, who is also the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, was in Sandy Bay on Tuesday to meet with...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
An NDP MP is disputing the government’s suggestion that funding for students on reserves is on-par with the rest of the country. Aboriginal Affairs Critic Jean Crowder says she doesn’t believe a recent government release that states Aboriginal Affairs...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
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...
