by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Red Earth Chief Election Draws Three Candidates Monday, February 28, 2005 at 15:19 Members of the Red Earth Cree Nation will head to the polls later this week for chief and council elections. The election takes place this Friday with a total of five positions up...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Sawmill To Be Established Near Beauval This Summer Friday, February 25, 2005 at 15:45 After years of delays, it appears a sawmill will finally be built near Beauval this year. North West Communities Wood Products announced today that a small log softwood sawmill...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Math Program Offered To Native University Students Friday, February 25, 2005 at 13:30 The Crown Investments Corporation and the University of Saskatchewan are setting up a program to help improve the math and science skills of Aboriginal students. The Math and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Athabasca Leaders Press Calvert For Roads Friday, February 25, 2005 at 13:29 The premier is considering a request from Athabasca leaders to fund half the cost of a proposed all-weather road network in the Far North. The entire project is expected to cost as much...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Encouraging News For Northern Trappers Friday, February 25, 2005 at 13:24 A fur marketer in North Bay, Ontario says the appeal of marten and muskrat pelts to international buyers is starting to rise. Fur Harvesters Auction held its February sale this past week,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Historic Visit Of Indigenous People Caught On Film Friday, February 25, 2005 at 13:21 The Gabriel Dumont Institute in Prince Albert has extended an open invitation to witness the launch of the “From the Four Directions” video. Filmed in Prince Albert...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Grandmother’s Bay Child Molester Sentenced Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 13:10 A man from Grandmother’s Bay has to serve two years in a federal penitentiary for sexually assaulting young girls in his home community. 28-year-old Cornelius Jonathan...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Budget Sets Aside Cash For Aboriginal Needs Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 13:09 On-reserve housing got a cash infusion in yesterday’s federal budget announcement. Ralph Goodale announced that the government will be spending $295 million over the next five...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
AFN Chief Accuses Liberals Of Holding Back Thursday, February 24, 2005 at 13:06 The national chief says the federal budget lacks real investment and a real effort to fix a broken system that’s holding all Aboriginal people back. Phil Fontaine feels the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Northerners Stranded Following Norcanair’s Demise Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 13:02 Now that Norcanair has shut down operations, residents in the North are feeling the effects. Athabasca leader Glen Strong says some northerners have found themselves...
