by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Southend Road Access Re-opened Friday, November 27, 2009 at 16:40 The road into to Southend is now open again, according to a local Ministry of Highways official. Access to Hwy. 102 from the Hwy. 905 junction was shut down Thursday morning after a tanker...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
RCMP Seek La Ronge Courthouse Escapee Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:54 The Mounties are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a 21-year-old man who escaped custody at the La Ronge courthouse yesterday. The RCMP say Jordan Daigneault bolted from...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
New Office, Retail Space For Buffalo Narrows Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:41 The federal government is committing $750,000 in economic stimulus funding for a large scale project in Buffalo Narrows. A new “town centre” will soon be built in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Wood Allocations Include Bands, Cut Out Big River Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:38 The Prince Albert Forest Management Agreement has some new players. For the first time, the province is allocating the use of wood in the region not to one large company...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
James Smith Band Introduces Hydro Dam Plans Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:19 The James Smith Cree Nation says it wants to construct a hydro-electric dam on the North Saskatchewan River. Band officials say they are looking at an area five kilometres east of the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Athabasca Residents Explore Future Of Development Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:16 The future of development in the Athabasca region was the number one issue at a gathering yesterday in Fond du Lac. The Athabasca Territorial Government is holding a land and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Semaganis Elected Chief Of Little Pine Band Friday, November 27, 2009 at 15:02 Wayne Semaganis is the new chief of the Little Pine First Nation. Semaganis got 112 votes in yesterday’s chief and council election, beating seven other candidates. Incumbent...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Wild Ponies Protected By New Legislation Friday, November 27, 2009 at 14:58 The wild ponies living in the province’s Bronson Forest are now protected under law, thanks to a bill passed yesterday in the provincial legislature. The bill was passed with one...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Fuel Truck Overturns Near Southend; Highway Closed Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 12:23 A tanker has overturned and spilled fuel on a northern Saskatchewan highway, cutting off access to a nearby community. The mishap took place at around 9:55 this morning,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Public To Pay For Alleged Killer’s Private Lawyer Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 12:20 The man accused of killing an Onion Lake First Nations woman now has a publicly-funded private lawyer. Douglas Hales will no longer be represented by legal aid, as...
