by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Integrated Community Schools Given High Marks Thursday, October 30, 2008 at 12:42 A researcher from the West Coast says she is confident community schools in Air Ronge, Regina and Duck Lake are on the right path. Dr. Susan Phillips travelled to Saskatchewan and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Tip Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Mistawasis Predator Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:47 A man charged with six counts of sexual assault on a Saskatchewan reserve is due to appear in a Prince Albert courtroom Friday morning. Devon Shane Brandon was apprehended...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Truth Commission To Include Probe Of Deaths Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:42 A group of investigators is preparing to review the deaths of children in residential schools. An official with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says details still have to be...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Talks Fail To Produce Deal On Revenue-Sharing Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:39 The chief of the Meadow Lake Tribal Council is urging the provincial government to be more flexible when it comes to the issue of resource revenue-sharing. Chief Helen Ben says,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Study Proposes New Approach To Reserve Schooling Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:30 A public policy professor says on-reserve schools need to be administered by Aboriginal-run school authorities if graduation rates amongst Aboriginal students are going to...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Tinker Applauds Province For Funding For Disabled Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at 14:12 A cash injection by the provincial government into disabilities programming is getting a big thumbs up from a northerner advocate for the disabled. Gary Tinker of the Gary...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
MACSI To Get New Board Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 14:35 The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan is working to set up a new board of directors for the Metis Addictions Council of Saskatchewan Inc. The old MACSI board was dissolved a few years ago in the wake of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Aboriginal Affairs Coalition Elects Leadership Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 14:33 The Aboriginal Affairs Coalition of Saskatchewan is up and running. The newly-formed group held its first annual general assembly over the weekend in Saskatoon. It is considered...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Cameco Continues Work On Tailings Pit Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at 14:32 A spokesman for Cameco says the uranium company continues to explore ways of stabilizing the banks of a northern Saskatchewan tailings pit. In 2005, sand spilled into the pit at the Key...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Piapot Man Named Deputy Minister Monday, October 27, 2008 at 14:26 A former senior official at the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says he’s excited about his new position with the provincial government. Ron Crowe is the new Deputy Minister of...
