Municipal Census Forms To Be Distributed In La Ronge Next Week

by | Apr 11, 2012

The Town of La Ronge is conducting a municipal census next week to get an accurate count of the number of people living in the community. An appeal was launched with Statistics Canada after the last federal census indicated the town’s population had dropped....

Charges Laid After Fire Destroys Black Lake Residence

by | Apr 10, 2012

Arson charges have been laid against two people after a fire wiped out a mobile home on the Black Lake First Nation. Thirty-four-year-old Kevin Melvin Sayazie of the Black Lake First Nation is charged with breaking and entering, mischief, and arson. He is still in...

Advocate For Homeless Calls For New Thinking Toward Issue

by | Apr 10, 2012

An outreach group in Alberta has a new plan for tackling homelessness. The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness wants communities to stop thinking about the problem as a short-term issue. The organization’s president, Tim Richter, says getting homeless people into...

Fires Flare Up On Sweetgrass Reserve

by | Apr 10, 2012

Police and the fire commissioner’s office are investigating a suspicious grass fire on the Sweetgrass First Nation. It is one of two fires that hit the reserve over the past three days. One fire broke out Monday and jumped across Highway 40. Firefighters thought they...

Passerby Rescues Fallen Man In Prince Albert

by | Apr 5, 2012

Emergency crews in Prince Albert were called out this afternoon after a pedestrian fell into the North Saskatchewan river. The incident happened shortly before 2:00 p.m. Parkland Ambulance says a middle-aged male fell over the retaining wall into the water near the...

Province Touts Aboriginal Job Numbers

by | Apr 5, 2012

Aboriginal employment shot up sharply in Saskatchewan last month, according to the provincial government. Off-reserve employment was up by 4,700 positions, a 13% increase. That figure has gone up for 10 months in a row. Aboriginal youth employment rose by 800...

Racism Expert Tours Prince Albert

by | Apr 5, 2012

The lasting effects of racism were discussed at length today in Prince Albert. Author and public speaker Tim Wise spoke to a crowd of about 50 business leaders, civic officials and other members of the community at the Northern Lights Casino. Originally from...