by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
North Battleford Urban Reserve On The Horizon Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 15:21 A deal to make 347 acres of land in the east end of North Battleford into an urban reserve should be completed in about two months, according to the city’s mayor. Now that...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
North Likely Won’t Be As Wet As First Thought Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 15:18 An official with the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority admits the spring runoff forecast for the northern boreal forest has been toned down since last month. In February, the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Tears Flow At Residential School Healing Event Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:43 A crowd of about 400 people heard an emotional story from the executive director of the National Residential Schools Survivors Society. Ted Quewezance was speaking in yesterday as...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Trudeau, Dryden Reflect On Campaign-Style Visit Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:36 A member of Canadian political royalty visited several northern Saskatchewan communities this past weekend. Justin Trudeau was in Fond du Lac, Wollaston Lake, Stony Rapids and La...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Layton Talks Up Morin Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:33 NDP leader Jack Layton says strong family roots and a grounded approach will help propel NDP candidate Brian Morin in his bid to win the upcoming federal by-election in Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Nawakayas Re-elected At Red Earth Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:23 The Red Earth Cree Nation has re-elected Miller Nawakayas as chief. Numbers aren’t available yet, but the band is reporting Nawakayas was the winner in Friday’s band election. Band...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Red Pheasant Residents Re-elect Chief Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:19 Sheldon Wuttunee has been re-elected for a second two-year term as chief of the Red Pheasant First Nation. Wuttunee beat three other candidates by a considerable margin in a band election...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Clearing Works Begins For New Natural Gas Line Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:16 SaskEnergy has begun clearing brush to make way for a new natural gas line to La Ronge. The Crown utility is hoping to see natural gas in the northern community by next winter. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
Fur Auction Group Raving About Recent Fur Sale Monday, March 10, 2008 at 15:05 Incredible. Spectacular. Those are some of the words officials at North American Fur Auctions are using to describe what they’re calling the most successful fur sale in its...
by bryanorthner | Aug 18, 2010
By-election Draws Big Names To Northern Riding Friday, March 07, 2008 at 15:28 The major parties are sending in some political heavyweights to influence voters in the March 17th federal by-election in northern Saskatchewan. Last weekend, Tory cabinet minister...
