FSIN Wants Injunction On Sewage Treatment Rules

FSIN Wants Injunction On Sewage Treatment Rules Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 10:25     The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is calling on the federal government to exempt First Nations from new regulations on wastewater management.   Ottawa plans to introduce...

RCMP Identify Boat Collision Victim

RCMP Identify Boat Collision Victim Tuesday, August 25, 2009 at 10:14     RCMP have released the name of the Buffalo Narrows man who died after two boats collided on Churchill Lake.   Lloyd Daigneault, 40, lost his life after he was thrown from his boat into the...

Soldier From Big River FN Dies In Afghan Conflict

Soldier From Big River FN Dies In Afghan Conflict Monday, August 24, 2009 at 14:12     A soldier from the Big River First Nation has been killed in Afghanistan.   25-year-old Darby Morin died on Saturday while on duty with the U.S. Army.   According to a family...

Man Killed In Rollover On Big River Reserve

Man Killed In Rollover On Big River Reserve Monday, August 24, 2009 at 14:08     A man from Leoville has been killed in a vehicle rollover on the Big River First Nation.   The 23-year-old driver was ejected from the vehicle, after it rolled five or six times on a grid...

Three Die After Vehicle Submerged In Water

Three Die After Vehicle Submerged In Water Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:48     Three people have died in a single vehicle accident near the Beardy’s Okemasis First Nation.   Police say a vehicle with four people inside rolled over Sunday, just south of the...

Man Killed In Head-On Boat Collision

Man Killed In Head-On Boat Collision Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:38     A man from Buffalo Narrows died early Sunday morning, after his boat crashed into another boat on a foggy lake.   The 40-year-old man was the sole occupant of a boat that was following another...

Preliminary Hearing Set For Apartment Arson Case

Preliminary Hearing Set For Apartment Arson Case Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:23     The teen at the centre of a triple manslaughter case in La Ronge will be back in court in January.   Blake David Norman, 19, is charged with one count of arson and three counts of...

Gold Mine Project Awarded Surface Lease Agreement

Gold Mine Project Awarded Surface Lease Agreement Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:21     The province has given its blessing to a proposed gold mine north of La Ronge, in the form of a 20-year surface lease agreement.   The deal between the government and the company...

FNMR Minister Awaiting Input On Duty To Consult

FNMR Minister Awaiting Input On Duty To Consult Monday, August 24, 2009 at 13:19     The minister for First Nations and Metis Relations says he’s looking forward to seeing suggestions from Aboriginal leaders on the duty to consult file.   Bill Hutchinson...

Aboriginal Firefighters Tops In Canada

Aboriginal Firefighters Tops In Canada Monday, August 24, 2009 at 12:55     The 2009 National Aboriginal Firefighters Competition took place over the weekend in Listuguj, Quebec, and once again Saskatchewan came home with a first-place finish.   Quebec’s team...