Province Announces Dates For OT Exemption Hearings

Province Announces Dates For OT Exemption Hearings Monday, July 31, 2006 at 14:49     Public hearings on the issue of the northern overtime exemption begin next month in northwest Saskatchewan.   The provincial government has unveiled the list of dates it plans to...

Northern Health Region Hikes Ambulance Fees

Northern Health Region Hikes Ambulance Fees Monday, July 31, 2006 at 14:43     The provincial government has approved an increase in ambulance fees for the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority.   Currently residents pay $200.00 per visit from ambulance crews,...

Homeless Shelter Closes Doors Permanently

Homeless Shelter Closes Doors Permanently Monday, July 31, 2006 at 14:40     The executive director of the Prince Albert Indian/Metis Friendship Centre says she’s not sure where homeless men in the city will go this winter.   Rose Henry says her group has...

6 Year Old Aboriginal Girl Reported Missing In PA

6 Year Old Aboriginal Girl Reported Missing In PA Friday, July 28, 2006 at 15:05     The Prince Albert City Police are searching for a missing 6 year old girl.   Tanis Whitecap-Bowman is described as being Aboriginal in ancestry, 3 feet tall, approximately 45 pounds...

FDL Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty And Remanded

FDL Murder Suspect Pleads Not Guilty And Remanded Friday, July 28, 2006 at 15:04     A 17 year old male from Fond du Lac accused of 2nd Degree Murder in connection with a homicide investigation in the community has been remanded into police custody until his next...

Calgary Man Dies In Rollover On Highway 2

Calgary Man Dies In Rollover On Highway 2 Friday, July 28, 2006 at 15:03     Prince Albert RCMP are investigating a fatal single vehicle rollover on Highway 2, which claimed the life of a 25 year old man this morning.   Officers responded to the accident just before 7...

LLRIB Director Encouraged By Water Conference

LLRIB Director Encouraged By Water Conference Friday, July 28, 2006 at 15:03     The Public Works Director with the Lac La Ronge Indian Band says he’d like to see an expert on water systems touring the North on a regular basis.   Louis Layton says having a...

Workshop Held To Address Water Crisis On Reserves

Workshop Held To Address Water Crisis On Reserves Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 15:52     A Senior Utilities Trainer with the Prince Albert Grand Council says he’s glad the Federal Government is looking at establishing regulations for drinking water on First Nation...

FNUC Hosts Elders Gathering In La Ronge

FNUC Hosts Elders Gathering In La Ronge Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 15:48     The First Nations University of Canada is holding an Elder’s Gathering in La Ronge today, in order to gain a better perspective of how Aboriginal customs and traditions can be...

Pesky Fire Burns Through 2100 Hectares Of Forest

Pesky Fire Burns Through 2100 Hectares Of Forest Thursday, July 27, 2006 at 15:47     An official with the Prince Albert National Park says a blaze dubbed, the “Henderson Fire” has claimed approximately 2,100 hectares of woodlands so far.   Jim Durnan says his crews...