by bryanorthner | Feb 13, 2024 | Current News
The leadership of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is speaking out after the the arrest of 12 people in Pelican Narrows this past weekend. At a virtual media conference Tuesday afternoon the First Nation’s leadership thanked RCMP for their work. PBCN...
by bryanorthner | Feb 9, 2024 | Current News
The Saskatchewan RCMP is speaking out about public safety concerns in Pelican Narrows. Earlier this week leadership from Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) put out a public call for assistance to help deal with violence and illicit drugs in the community. RCMP...
by bryanorthner | Feb 7, 2024 | Current News
The provincial government is speaking about some of the recommendations made by the Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation and Village of Weldon. Paul Merriman, minister of corrections, policing and public safety told MBC...
by bryanorthner | Feb 5, 2024 | Current News
The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) is calling for support to combat the problems of violence and crime in Pelican Narrows. Early Monday afternoon at the PBCN Health Services building in Prince Albert, the First Nation’s leadership called for support from...
by bryanorthner | Jan 31, 2024 | Current News
The Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbing on the James Smith Cree Nation and Village of Weldon in Sept. of 2022 has returned a large number of recommendations after hearing just over two weeks of testimony. The Coroner’s jury returned 14...
by bryanorthner | Jan 29, 2024 | Current News
Day 11 of the Coroner’s Inquest looking in to the mass stabbings on James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon got underway Monday morning hearing testimony from the Parole Board of Canada. Monica Irfan, deputy director of policy with the parole board...
by bryanorthner | Jan 26, 2024 | Current News
WARNING: Distressing content Day 10 of the inquest looking at the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon got underway Friday morning in Melfort. Dr. Shaun Ladham, the province’s chief forensic pathologist was the first witness to take...
by bryanorthner | Jan 25, 2024 | Current News
WARNING: Distressing content The Coroner’s Inquest looking at the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and in the Village of Weldon entered its ninth day Thursday. The first witness to take the witness stand Thursday morning was Dr. Derek Musgrove a forensic...
by bryanorthner | Jan 24, 2024 | Current News
WARNING: Distressing content The James Smith Cree Nation inquest has heard from Myles Sanderson’s direct parole officer. Natasha Melanson, was Sanderson’s community parole officer after he was released from custody a second time. Sanderson’s...
by bryanorthner | Jan 23, 2024 | Current News
The Coroner’s Inquest in to the mass stabbing on James Smith Cree Nation and the Village of Weldon is learning more about the federal parole system. Cindy Gee, a district director for the prairie region for Corrections Services Canada (CSC), which includes...