by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Feds May Back Away From Roads Commitment Friday, December 10, 2004 at 14:54 Athabasca leaders say it appears the push to establish an all-weather road network in the Far North is about to suffer a significant setback. The Athabasca Economic Development and...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
PAGC Not Worried About Vermiculite Friday, December 10, 2004 at 14:52 Officials with the Prince Albert Grand Council say they don’t believe the insulation material known as vermiculite poses a health risk to band members within its region. Back on April...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
La Loche Mayor Not Concerned with Doctor Turnover Thursday, December 09, 2004 at 13:34 The mayor of La Loche has given her stamp of approval to the Keewatin Yatthe health region’s recent moves regarding doctors in the village. This past Tuesday, the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Province Comments on La Loche Doctor Situation Thursday, December 09, 2004 at 13:30 An official with the province’s Health department says he hopes the recent transition in La Loche involving its doctors does not hurt recruitment and retention efforts in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Call Made for Return to All-Native ICFS Board Thursday, December 09, 2004 at 13:28 A recent decision by the Battlefords Tribal Council to replace the board of directors of its child and family services wing continues to ruffle feathers. Just last week,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Northerners Injured in Fatal Crash Near Canwood Wednesday, December 08, 2004 at 13:21 A number of northern residents have been hospitalized following a fatal collision near Canwood last night. The crash killed a 78-year-old man from Parkside, who was driving a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Rebate Available to Northerners Without Phones Wednesday, December 08, 2004 at 13:19 The Crown Investments Corporation has made arrangements to get a utility rebate into the hands of people who don’t have a phone. A $137 credit appears on the December...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Onion Lake In Danger of Losing X-Ray Lab Wednesday, December 08, 2004 at 13:18 A government battle over who should pay for acute care at the band level is threatening some services on a Saskatchewan First Nation. On October 1st, 2003, the Prairie North Regional...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
Durocher New Chief at Flying Dust Tuesday, December 07, 2004 at 14:04 A former chief at the Flying Dust First Nation is once again back in charge. Percy Durocher has been elected the new chief at Flying Dust in a landslide. He replaces outgoing chief Rico...
by bryanorthner | Aug 3, 2010
SaskTel Rebate Panned by Northern Development Rep Tuesday, December 07, 2004 at 14:02 A community development manager in northern Saskatchewan feels the SaskTel rebate being offered this month to provincial residents is unfair to many people in the North. The...
