by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of Facebook A storm system that dropped 112 millimeters of rain in the Buffalo Narrows region has people in the village of Buffalo Narrows doing some cleanup today. Village Administrator, Thereas Chartier, says crews are still pumping water from some...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017 | Current News
AFN Chief Perry Bellegarde. Screenshot from AFN General Assembly stream. It was a speech about progress and disappointments. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde says much has been done to improve relations and funding for First Nations, but he says racism...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017 | Current News
Ethan Bear speaks after Tuesday’s starblanket presentation. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. A proud family and proud First Nation stood before the Assembly of First Nations assembly on Tuesday to honour Ochapawace hockey player Ethan Bear. Bear played with the WHL’s Seattle...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017 | Current News
Minister Carolyn Bennett. Screenshot from AFN General Assembly stream. The federal government is making a couple of changes to make it easier for First Nations to plan long-term projects and fund essential services. The announcement was made today at the AFN General...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017 | Current News
Ryan Meili. Photo courtesy of Twitter. One of the candidates for the Saskatchewan NDP party leadership is visiting the north this week. Ryan Meili plans to do some canoeing and camping in the Missinipe and Stanley Mission area. He also says he is looking forward to...
by MBC News | Jul 25, 2017 | Current News
Photo courtesy of the City of Saskatoon The City of Saskatoon is asking for public input for naming the new North Commuter Parkway Bridge under construction in the city’s north end, and they are looking for a name that will reflect the First Nations and Metis...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017 | Current News
Heather Bear and Carolyn Bennett. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett wants to chart a new course when it comes to on-reserve child and welfare services. Speaking in Regina today, she says the current system is not working,...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017 | Current News
One of the family housing rental units for NORTEP/NORPAC pictured in the winter of 2012. Photo courtesy @NortepNorpac, Facebook. The bidding process is now open for 64 apartments in La Ronge that are owned by NORTEP’s board of governors. The request for proposals,...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017 | Current News
Regina Police Chief Evan Bray. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. Saskatchewan continues to have the highest overall crime rate of all the provinces in Canada. Regina has the highest crime rate of the major cities in Canada, with Saskatoon coming in second. It’s a...
by MBC News | Jul 24, 2017 | Current News
One of the province’s largest firefighting airplanes, the Convair 580-A. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. EDITOR’S NOTE: The timeline for completion of all hangar upgrades is March 2020, not June 2018 as originally reported. The Ministry of Environment initially told...
