The Hannin Creek Education and Applied Research Centre near Candle Lake has a new addition. Thursday Saskatchewan Polytechnic along with the Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) and the Saskatchewan Wildlife Federation (SWF) unveiled the new Indigenous Outdoor Learning...
The parishioners of Our Lady of the Smile Church are still coming to terms with the loss of their church building. The Catholic Church, which was located on the Waterhen Lake First Nation burned down last week. Meadow Lake RCMP are investigating and consider the fire...
The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) is looking to get improved search and rescue services for northern Saskatchewan. To do this the tribal council is lobbying the federal government along with the military to look at the establishment of a search and rescue base in...
The Kineepik Métis Local (KML) out of Pinehouse has signed agreements with a mining company over exploration and advancement. The agreements, signed with Denison Mines, are a participation and funding agreement and an exploration agreement. The participation agreement...
The new leader of the Saskatchewan NDP party says she is ready to show northern voters they can be confident in her party. Carla Beck won the opposition party’s leadership this past weekend becoming the first female to ever lead the party. While Beck is excited...
The Northern Inter Tribal Authority (NITHA) is looking to get people thinking about HIV testing. Monday June 27 is National HIV Testing Day in Canada. NITHA Medical Health Officer Dr. Nnamdi Ndubuka explained promoting HIV testing is valuable as it has the potential...
The Northern Lights School Division said budget pressures have resulted in staff reductions and redirecting money away from building maintenance and school supplies. “The Division had to reduce our teaching staff by 13 from 312 down to 299. The reductions result in 10...
By Bailey Sutherland, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter RCMP are investigating after a church was burned down early Thursday morning on the Waterhen Lake First Nation. Meadow Lake RCMP were called to the structural fire at 6:10 a.m. on June 23, which initial...
By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com It’s been a “challenging” 10 days, says RoseAnne Archibald in an extensive interview with Windspeaker.com conducted June 25. The first woman leader of the largest,...
The University of Saskatchewan (U of S) and The Saskatchewan First Nations Women’s Commission (SFNWC) at the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU). In a media release sent out Friday...
