by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Weyerhaeuser Defends Harvesting Practices Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 15:02 A spokesman for Weyerhaeuser says the company is fully in compliance with the provincial government’s standards on good forest management. Wayne Roznowsky says recent criticism over...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Scientists Worried About Caribou Habitat Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 14:53 A caribou watchdog group says it is growing increasingly concerned about what effect industrial activity is having on herds in northern Canada, including Saskatchewan’s Athabasca...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Museum Honours Late First Nations Dancer Thursday, June 16, 2005 at 14:46 An exhibit honouring a legendary First Nations dancer opened at the Royal Saskatchewan Museum in Regina today. The late George Ceepeekous of the Kawacatoose First Nation was renowned as...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Metis Fisher From Pinehouse Wins Court Case Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:31 A Pinehouse man has won his Metis fishing rights case against the provincial government — defending himself, no less. Gary Smith was charged in 2003 with fishing over the limit...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Criminal Charge Sparks More Calls For New MNS Vote Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:29 Now that a criminal charge has been laid in connection to last year’s Metis Nation of Saskatchewan election, there are renewed calls to hold a new vote. It’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Premier’s Northern Tour Underway Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:27 The premier’s bus tour of the North got underway this morning in Meadow Lake. Lorne Calvert and his entourage began the day by chatting with locals over breakfast at a diner in Meadow...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Highway 155 Getting A Facelift Near Green Lake Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:20 Saskatchewan Highways has begun work to improve Highway 155 north of Green Lake. The construction consists of converting an existing thin membrane surface to a paved standard on the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Urban Reserve Receives Infrastructure Boost Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:16 The federal government is chipping in with some funding to develop infrastructure on an urban reserve on the eastern outskirts of Saskatoon. The Muskeg Lake Cree Nation’s reserve...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Fontaine In Saskatoon For Speaking Engagements Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:15 Assembly of First Nations national chief Phil Fontaine was the keynote speaker at a convocation in Saskatoon this afternoon. The Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies held...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Murder Suspects’ Cases Adjourned To July Wednesday, June 15, 2005 at 17:13 Two murder suspects from the North have both had their legal proceedings adjourned to next month. 19-year-old Quentin Gardiner of Ile-a-la-Crosse appeared in provincial court in the...
