Northern Mine Evacuated Due To Forest Fire

by | Jul 30, 2012

A uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan had to be evacuated after a wildfire came within one kilometre of the facility. Heavy smoke forced about 300 workers out of the Rabbit Lake mine on Friday. Cameco spokesman Rob Gereghty says some workers remained on site to keep...

MP Launches New Site For Private Member’s Bill

by | Jul 30, 2012

Northern Saskatchewan MP Rob Clarke has launched a website devoted to his private member’s bill to change the Indian Act. The new site can be found by going to Clarke’s home page at www.robclarkemp.ca and clicking on the words “Private Member’s...

Halkett Elected Anglicans’ Indigenous Bishop For The North

by | Jul 30, 2012

The Anglican Church in Saskatchewan has elected Adam Halkett to serve as northern Saskatchewan’s new Indigenous bishop. The election took place at Prince Albert’s Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre on Saturday. Halkett’s duties will include ordaining...

Weather Expert Weighs In On Stormy Summer

by | Jul 30, 2012

Saskatchewan is on track to set a new record for tornadoes this year. So far, there have been between 25 and 32 of them — and there is a still a month left in the tornado season. A tornado chaser in the province, Greg Johnson, says conditions are perfect for the...

Paramedics Kept Busy In Montreal Lake

by | Jul 30, 2012

It was a tough weekend for pedestrians in Montreal Lake. Parkland Ambulance reports two people were hit by vehicles. The first collision occurred around 3:20 a.m. on Friday. A 25-year-old man was struck and then taken to hospital in Saskatoon, where he remains in...

“Date Rape” Drug Seized In Creighton

by | Jul 27, 2012

There has been a major drug bust in Creighton. RCMP seized 486 grams of a drug commonly called the “date rape” drug and arrested two men. Mark Allen Kryschuk and Devon James Kubashek,  both of Creighton appeared in La Ronge court yesterday to face charges...

Cameco Records Lower Profits In 2nd Quarter

by | Jul 27, 2012

Profits were down for Cameco during the recent second quarter. CEO Tim Gitzel says a $30 million termination charge for a contract was partly to blame, along with lower realized prices and higher expenditures for exploration and administration. According to the...

Saskatchewan Studying Remote Health Care Model In Nova Scotia

by | Jul 27, 2012

The provincial government is considering Nova Scotia’s method of delivering health care to rural and remote communities. The concept is called Collaborative Emergency Centres. They are open 24 hours a day seven days a week and staffed by a primary health care...