Sturgeon Lake Challenges Adoptions Ruling

Sturgeon Lake Challenges Adoptions Ruling Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:21     The Sturgeon Lake First Nation and its child welfare agency are appealing a recent court decision which struck down a policy that gave individual bands the right to block the adoption of...

Weyerhaeuser Reveals Details of Road Agreement

Weyerhaeuser Reveals Details of Road Agreement Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:20     Logging trucks for Weyerhaeuser will now be taking a new route when driving to and from Dore Lake.   Weyerhaeuser spokesman Stan Holmes says he feels good about a recent meeting that...

Search On For Missing Ile-a-la-Crosse Man

Search On For Missing Ile-a-la-Crosse Man Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:15     RCMP say there are several worrisome aspects about a case involving a missing man from Ile-a-la-Crosse.   Cameron Frank Gardiner was last seen at Amy’s Bar and Grill in Beauval at...

Black Lake RCMP Dealing with Rash of Break-Ins

Black Lake RCMP Dealing with Rash of Break-Ins Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:13     The RCMP in Black Lake are reporting that break-ins were a real problem in the northern community over the holiday season.   The Mounties say there was a series of four break-ins to...

Still No Suspects in La Loche Shooting

Still No Suspects in La Loche Shooting Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:07     The RCMP in La Loche have still not made any arrests in connection with a shooting that injured three people just after midnight on New Year’s Day.   A single shot was fired from...

LLRIB Announces Date of Band Election

LLRIB Announces Date of Band Election Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:05     The Lac La Ronge Indian Band has announced the date of its coming election.   Members of Saskatchewan’s largest First Nation will vote on March 31st.   They’ll be voting for a new...

Doucette Unwilling to Negotiate Settlement

Doucette Unwilling to Negotiate Settlement Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:03     The man who was initially declared president of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan after last spring’s election says he won’t be cutting any special deals with the province or...

La Ronge Residents Open Wallets for Tsunami Relief

La Ronge Residents Open Wallets for Tsunami Relief Tuesday, January 11, 2005 at 15:00     Organizers of local fundraising in La Ronge for the Red Cross south Asian tsunami relief efforts are pleased with the response they got from La Ronge residents.   In addition to...

Threatened Blockade of Highway Put on Hold

Threatened Blockade of Highway Put on Hold Monday, January 10, 2005 at 14:04     There’s word a threatened blockade of Highway 924 into Dore Lake has been averted.   Area Metis local president Richard Lafleur says plans to put up a roadblock today have been...

MNS Agrees to Take Part in Conciliation

MNS Agrees to Take Part in Conciliation Monday, January 10, 2005 at 14:02     Conciliation talks between the provincial government and the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan are scheduled to proceed this week.   Just last week, MNS president Dwayne Roth stated he thought...