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...

Police Determine Death at Pelican Narrows Not Suspicious

by | Apr 14, 2015

Police say the death of a woman in Pelican Narrows over the weekend originally believed to be suspicious is in fact not suspicious in nature. The autopsy that took place on the woman in Saskatoon Tuesday morning has determined the death is not suspicious. Police now...

PBCN Holding First Chief and Council Election Under New Code

by | Apr 14, 2015

The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is holding its first election today since passing a new election code last year. One of the biggest changes sees the terms of elected officials extended from two years to three. Incumbent chief Peter A. Beatty has been at the helm for...

Application Time For Bold Eagle Program

by | Apr 14, 2015

Aboriginal youth interested in taking part in this year’s Bold Eagle Program have about two weeks to submit their applications. The program runs each summer at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta and is open to First Nations people between the ages of 16...

UPDATED – Death At Pelican Narrows Called Suspicious

by | Apr 13, 2015

** UPDATE – RCMP say they are still investigating this death.  An autopsy is scheduled to take place in Saskatoon Tuesday morning.   The RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a weekend death in Pelican Narrows. Saturday afternoon Mounties received a call about...