by bryanorthner | May 23, 2023
A Twitter video, thanking outgoing Prince Albert Police Chief John Bergen for his service has been removed, following what is described as persistent harassment from within and outside the police service. Bergen on Thursday announced his retirement in the wake of a...
by bryanorthner | May 19, 2023
Earlier this month, First Nations, Metis, and Northern Affairs Minister Don McMorris proclaimed May 21–27 as Treaties Recognition Week. Mary Musqua-Culbertson, Treaty Commissioner of Saskatchewan, said that the idea of Treaties Recognition Week came from a class of...
by bryanorthner | May 19, 2023
The Northern Saskatchewan Indigenous Teacher Education Program held its graduation ceremony in La Ronge yesterday. The program is a four-year fully recognized teacher training program that focuses on Northern Indigenous culture, language, and land-based teaching....
by bryanorthner | May 18, 2023
An Indigenous and Metis Saskatchewan Polytechnic project has received an investment of $400,000. Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s wild rice harvester innovation project has received the funding from PrairiesCan’s Community Economic Development and Diversification program in...
by bryanorthner | May 18, 2023
Hundreds of people have been evacuated from their communities due to wildfires in the north. One of the areas hardest hit is the Buffalo River Dene Nation and Dillon area which have been evacuated due to the communities being threatened by both the Shaw and Vermette...
by bryanorthner | May 16, 2023
The Prince Albert Board of Police Commissioners is hearing about some of the work being done on long term missing persons cases. Tuesday morning at Prince Albert City Hall investigators spoke about some of the work being done on a number of cases, including the case...
by bryanorthner | May 16, 2023
Robin Cote, a makeup artist and stylist from the Cote First Nation, grew up in Regina but now lives in Los Angeles. She recently worked on the set of a true crime thriller titled “Black Mass.” The film is set in the 1970s and follows the victims of the...
by bryanorthner | May 15, 2023
The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) has provided an update on the wildfire situation in northern Saskatchewan. Monday afternoon SPSA made officials available who were able to speak about the current operations which are underway to combat a number of...
by bryanorthner | May 12, 2023
This week, the town of La Ronge held its community cleanup program. The spring beautification town clean-up involved both the Town of La Ronge staff and volunteers cleaning up various sites across the community. “Every year we do a day where we close the office...
by bryanorthner | May 11, 2023
A mother is demanding accountability after her 14-year-old daughter died while in the care of the Ministry of Social Services. Angela Severight had given up custodial care of Stellayna Severight as the child became a runaway, being swept up in drug and gang activity...
