Idle No More Founder Releases Book

by | Apr 16, 2015

Sylvia McAdam remembers when she and three other women started talking about who has the jurisdiction and authority to talk about land and water. They all agreed that it is women who are the law keepers. Thus the Idle No more movement was born. McAdam released a book...

Officials Believe Fire North of PA was Human Caused

by | Apr 16, 2015

A grass fire that broke out north of the Prince Albert landfill Wednesday afternoon is believed to be human caused. After the fire broke out fire fighters from Buckland and Prince Albert had the blaze under control before 8pm. Val Nicholson from Saskatchewan...

Mistawasis Man Accused of Firing Shots Gets Conditional Sentence

by | Apr 16, 2015

A man charged after gunshots were fired at Mistawasis First Nation in September 2013 will face no jail time. 52 year-old Daivd Ledoux had originally been charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault as a result of the incident. According to the courts, 4 men...

Northern Crews Prepare For Fire Season

by | Apr 16, 2015

Officials from Saskatchewan Environment are busy preparing for the upcoming forest fire season. Steve Roberts is the executive director of the Wildfire Management Program based in Prince Albert. Roberts says as mentioned in the last provincial budget, there will be an...

Mining Forum Aims to Connect Suppliers With Industry Leaders

by | Apr 15, 2015

Close to 1000 delegates in the mining industry made their way to Saskatoon Wednesday morning for the 7th annual Saskatchewan Mining Supply Chain Forum. Pam Schwann, Executive Director of the Saskatchewan Mining Association says the purpose of the forum is to connect...

Saskatoon Group Borrows Treaty 6 Name

by | Apr 15, 2015

There’s a new group of social justice fighters in Saskatoon. Last year a group of Saskatoon residents created an organization that advocates for social, environmental, and economic justice. They call themselves the Treaty 6 Justice Collective. The collective was...

PotashCorp Sets Goal to Increase Aboriginal Suppliers

by | Apr 15, 2015

Saskatchewan’s biggest potash company is hoping to increase the number of Aboriginal suppliers in their supply chain. PotashCorp has set a goal to have 30 percent of their local supply chain in Saskatchewan consist of Aboriginal suppliers by 2020.  The company...

Fire Department Battles Grass Fire Near Northwestern Reserve

by | Apr 15, 2015

High winds caused a grass fire to get out of control near a First Nation in northwest Saskatchewan on Wednesday afternoon. At last word, the Loon Lake Fire Department was on the scene of a fire that was burning north of town and on the north east portion of Makwa...

Cameco Signs Deal With India

by | Apr 15, 2015

Saskatchewan’s uranium mining industry has signed a major agreement with India. The deal between Cameco and the Department of Atomic Energy of India was made official today in Ottawa. The deal is for It’s for 7.1-million pounds of uranium until 2020, with the option...

Beatty Back As PBCN Chief

by | Apr 15, 2015

Peter A. Beatty from Deschambault Lake has been re-elected as chief of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation. Voting was held yesterday and under the band’s new election act, Beatty will serve a three-year term. He received 2327 votes. Karen Bird was second in the...