RCMP Make Major Bootleg LIquor Bust In Black Lake

by | Mar 15, 2013

Charges have been laid against one person after about $7,000 worth of liquor was seized south of Black Lake. RCMP say a vehicle was pulled over and searched on the Athabasca seasonal road around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Corporal Larry Kurtenbach of the Stony Rapids...

Federal Government Moves To Speed Up Land Claims Process

by | Mar 15, 2013

The government is making efforts to speed up the specific claims process. The department of Aboriginal Affairs says minister Bernard Valcourt has been given increased authority to approve financial settlements with bands. Those settlements can be as high as $50...

Northern Trappers Conference Begins In PA

by | Mar 15, 2013

Northern trappers began their annual meeting in Prince Albert on Thursday. Dr. Rose Roberts of Stanley Mission is one of the keynote speakers at the two-day event. Organizers say she will talk about some of the work being done at the Indigenous People’s Research...

Indigenous Author Joseph Boyden Visits Saskatoon

by | Mar 15, 2013

Métis author Joseph Boyden was in Saskatoon on Wednesday as part of the University of Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal Achievement Week. Boyden is one of Canada’s up and coming writers with two novels under his belt and another on the way. However, things weren’t always so...

NDP Blasts Government Over Handling Of Wollaston All-Weather Road

by | Mar 14, 2013

The provincial government is under fire for its handling of a proposed all-weather road to Wollaston Lake. The Hatchet Lake First Nation recently announced plans to move ahead with the project on its own. The band is working to secure financing from an outside company...

Expansion At PA Women’s Jail Nearing Completion

by | Mar 14, 2013

A new housing complex is nearing completion for inmates at the women’s jail near Prince Albert. Up to now, an average of 115 to 120 inmates have been squeezed into the complex that was originally designed to house just 52 of them. However, 72 more beds are expected to...