by MBC News | Sep 17, 2015
Up until Thursday, the Water Security Agency was weighing its options on a controversial water diversion project near Quill Lake. The aim for the proposed project was to ease the risk that the saline Quill Lake will flood its banks during a high water year, and end up...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2015
The first northern health conference in nearly a decade is underway in Saskatchewan. The presentations and discussions cover four health authorities in northern Saskatchewan: Athabasca, Keewatin Yatthe Regional, Mamaweetan Churchill River (MCRHA), and Northern...
by MBC News | Sep 17, 2015
The new-look high school in La Ronge finally got to celebrate its grand opening yesterday. The newly-renovated Churchill Community High School has been in use for a year now. The improvements include a new gym, stage and theatre area, learning centre, expanded...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The province is putting its weight behind a project focused on First Nations and Metis students. Last year six schools piloted a program called “Following Their Voices” that follows recommendations made by FSIN through the Joint Task Force on Improving...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
Conservation officers in La Ronge have finally captured and relocated a nuisance bear that has been seen in the community’s downtown area in recent weeks. The two-year-old female was tranquilized Tuesday night after being spotted up a tree near a trap that had...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The Water Security Agency says no decision has been made on a water diversion project near Quill Lake, and there has been plenty of consultation with First Nations. Patrick Boyle, spokesman for the Water Security Agency (WSA), was responding to a news release issued...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The University of Saskatchewan is reaching out to remote northern Saskatchewan communities. The objective of the aboriginal entrepreneurship project is to engage high schoolers about job opportunities they can create where they live. It has actually been around since...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
Don Burnstick. Photo courtesy Facebook. The threat of this summer’s wildfires may be gone but they’re not forgotten. Groups like Prince Albert Grand Council are still recovering from the extra costs of helping evacuees. This week Saskatoon Tribal Council...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
The FSIN is calling on the province for an immediate stop to the proposed Kutwawagan Creek Water Diversion project for fear of environmental damage. The project would divert water from entering Big Quill Lake by isolating the Kutawagan Creek region providing an outlet...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2015
RCMP investigating the abduction of a two-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert in southwestern Alberta have found human remains. Victims services officials made the announcement Tuesday night to a horrified crowd that had gathered in Blairmore, Alta.,...
