by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Sgt. Darby Morin Mourned By Hundreds At Big River Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 14:11 A fallen soldier is being remembered today on the Big River First Nation. Earlier this morning, around 300 people clustered around the casket of Sgt. Darby Morin on the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Nanatakapo Shooting Trial Resumes Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 13:32 A trial is resuming today for a Big River man accused of shooting his rifle near some boaters. Victor Nanatakapo was charged in the spring of 2008, after some fishers on Deleronde Lake...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
English River Launches Drilling Company Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 13:27 A northern First Nation is getting into the diamond drilling market. The English River First Nation, through their business arm Mudjatic Enterprises, has formed a partnership with...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Treat Child Welfare Recipients Equally: Lobbyists Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 13:26 A First Nations lobby group is calling on the federal government to get serious about equalizing child welfare payments on-reserve. In Feb. 2007, the First Nations and Child...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Feds Settle Record Number Of Land Claims Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 12:55 The Gordon and Pasqua bands are among the First Nations the government of Canada says it reached agreements with on specific claims last year. According to Indian Affairs Minister...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Health Region Shifts Policy On Bed Use Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 12:42 The Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority is moving away from using acute care beds for long-term care patients. The health region’s director of communications, Linda...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Mayor Hopes City Status Will Attract Doctors Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 12:20 The mayor of Meadow Lake believes that that having his community join the ranks of cities in Saskatchewan, should carry some benefits. City status will officially be conferred...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Meadow Lake Becomes Saskatchewan’s Newest City Monday, August 31, 2009 at 15:12 Meadow Lake officially became Saskatchewan’s 14th city today. Premier Brad Wall and Meadow Lake Mayor Darwin Obrigewitsch made that announcement this morning. In...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Tinker Reflects On Skydiving Experience Monday, August 31, 2009 at 14:54 A northern Saskatchewan man with cerebral palsy is back home in La Ronge after jumping out of a plane to raise awareness of issues faced by people with disabilities. Gary Tinker made the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 26, 2010
Tories Announce Funds For Northern Projects Monday, August 31, 2009 at 14:48 The Conservative government made several funding announcements in northern Saskatchewan today. Two of the initiatives affect La Ronge, while two more are for Brabant Lake. The hockey...
