by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Call Made To Expand Aboriginal Education Grants Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 13:43 A report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives recommends expanding post-secondary assistance to Aboriginal students. The centre released a list of recommendations...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
BATC Anxious To Hold Talks With Bruce Power Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 13:33 A Bruce Power spokesman says there is lots of time yet to meet with First Nations about a possible nuclear power plant in Saskatchewan. Milt Wakefield says that’s because the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
New Blood In Cumberland House Election Campaign Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 13:31 The current chief of the Cumberland House Cree Nation is not seeking re-election for his position. Rather, Walter Sewap is running for council in the upcoming band election. There...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
More Metis History Compiled Into A Book And CD Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at 13:24 The Gabriel Dumont Institute has published two new resources with the help of Metis community members. The Archival Resource Guide for Aboriginal Issues was compiled by Metis Nation...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Bands Breaking Away From Education Council Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:51 Starting April 1st, there will be a new Aboriginal school division in the Battlefords area. The Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs are starting up the BATC Education Authority on that date....
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Greens Dump On Tories Over Changes To Waters Act Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:43 The Green Party says recent changes made to the Navigable Waters Protection Act will violate Aboriginal rights to consultation on issues impacting treaty rights. Leader Elizabeth...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Northern Referrals Hurting Health Region’s Budget Monday, March 16, 2009 at 12:42 The provincial government is providing the Prince Albert Parkland Regional Health Authority with $5.2 million in additional funding for the current fiscal year to cover...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Dagenais Given Mandatory Life Sentence Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:16 Spectators clapped this morning as a judge in Saskatoon handed down the mandatory life sentence to a man convicted in the fatal shootings of two Saskatchewan Mounties and the attempted murder...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
BMO To Close Branches In Beauval, Ile-a-la-Crosse Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:11 The Bank of Montreal has sent shock waves throughout northwest Saskatchewan with word it will be closing its branches in Ile-a-la-Crosse and Beauval in September. In notices it has...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Meadow Lake Sawmill Shutting Down Friday, March 13, 2009 at 14:08 NorSask Forest Products in Meadow Lake is shutting down its sawmill indefinitely, starting this Sunday. Forty people will be out of work as a result of that decision. However, 22 employees will...
