Gold Mine Feasibility Reports Due Soon

Gold Mine Feasibility Reports Due Soon Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:37     A gold exploration company with several holdings in the La Ronge area could be getting some good news in the next few weeks.   Golden Band Resources has two deposits in the area that it feels...

Caribou Management Talks Into Second Day

Caribou Management Talks Into Second Day Friday, May 26, 2006 at 14:35     Some positive feedback seems to be emerging from a caribou management meeting going on in Prince Albert today.   Members and delegates of the Beverley and Qamanirjuaq Management Board are...

Liberal Leader In La Ronge To Talk Native Issues

Liberal Leader In La Ronge To Talk Native Issues Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 15:10     Interim Liberal Leader Bill Graham will be making a stop in Saskatchewan today, including La Ronge.   Graham is scheduled to meet with some of the province’s First Nations and...

Calvert Says Province Willing To Do Roads Alone

Calvert Says Province Willing To Do Roads Alone Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 15:06     Saskatchewan’s premier is reaffirming his government’s support for an all-weather road network in the Far North.   Lorne Calvert visited Hatchet Lake yesterday, where he...

Mayor Says Next Year Too Late For Road Repairs

Mayor Says Next Year Too Late For Road Repairs Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 15:00     A northern leader says his community needs upgrades to the local highway now, not next year.   Cumberland House mayor Dale McAuley notes Highway 123 is scheduled to get major repair...

More Northern Development Funding Announced

More Northern Development Funding Announced Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 14:57     Six more projects have been approved under the Canada-Saskatchewan Northern Development Agreement.   The two levels of government are investing just over $570,000. Other funding partners...

Prince Albert Hosts Caribou Management Meeting

Prince Albert Hosts Caribou Management Meeting Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 14:48     Satellite collaring of caribou is expected to be a major topic of discussion at a meeting over the next three days in Prince Albert.   The Caribou Management Board for the Beverley and...

On-Reserve Health Services Irk Doctor

On-Reserve Health Services Irk Doctor Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 14:43     A doctor at the Big River First Nation health clinic says not enough attention is being paid to the plight of residents on-reserve.   Dr. Solomon Vaska recently held a meeting with band leaders...

Burning Suspect Delays Making Plea

Burning Suspect Delays Making Plea Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 14:39     The youth charged in connection to an investigation that saw a 26-year-old La Ronge woman severely burned will wait until mid-June to make a plea.   The 12-year-old girl, who cannot be identified...

Native Women’s Advocacy Group Created In P.A.

Native Women’s Advocacy Group Created In P.A. Thursday, May 25, 2006 at 14:37     A new advocacy group has been created for Aboriginal women in Prince Albert who don’t feel they have anywhere to turn.   Women of the Earth has been operating for the past...