by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Metis Fishing Protest In Alberta Leads To Charges Friday, March 20, 2009 at 15:42 After three attempts, a group of Metis fishers from northwest Saskatchewan has finally forced the Alberta government’s hand at a fishing protest on an Alberta lake. The...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Diabetes Awareness Walk Set To Begin Friday, March 20, 2009 at 13:29 A man from northern Saskatchewan is starting his trek from Ile-a-la-Crosse to La Ronge for diabetes awareness this weekend. Initially, Nap Gardiner was planning on walking a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Affairs Position Axed In Budget Friday, March 20, 2009 at 13:27 One position is being eliminated at Northern Affairs in La Ronge as a result of this week’s provincial budget. It is because the former stand-alone department and current division of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Cabinet Minister Defends Previous Reports On FNUC Friday, March 20, 2009 at 13:23 Saskatchewan’s Advanced Education Minister doesn’t agree with an assessment made earlier this week by FNUC board chair Clarence Bellegarde. After meeting with a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Parents Of At-Risk Youth Get Housing Help Friday, March 20, 2009 at 13:20 A newly-renovated 12-unit apartment building for low-income families and youth at risk was opened in Saskatoon’s Pleasant Hill neighbourhood today. The $1.2 million project is a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
La Loche Students Clean Up At FSIN Science Fair Friday, March 20, 2009 at 13:08 Focusing on locally-relevant issues worked well for students from the Clearwater River Dene Nation school at the recent FSIN science fair. Out of the 11 students who took part in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
McClean Lake Employees Given Layoff Notices Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 15:05 Nearly 50 people were permanently laid off yesterday at Areva Resources’ McClean Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan. The company expects to lay off 40 to 50 more...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
New Northern Initiatives Included In Budget Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 15:00 Saskatchewan’s Minister of Highways and Infrastructure hopes to develop a five-year plan for roads in northern Saskatchewan. Wayne Elhard says that wasn’t part of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Province Reducing Northern Lending Activity Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 14:47 The Northern Development Fund was cut by 58 per cent in yesterday’s provincial budget. Northern Development Fund Loan Loss provisions were also chopped by 25 per cent. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
FSIN Unimpressed With Latest Provincial Budget Thursday, March 19, 2009 at 14:40 The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says it is disappointed with this year’s provincial budget. Vice-Chief Morley Watson says the FSIN feels First Nations people...
