Province Tweaks Wild Rice Crop Insurance Formula

by | Feb 23, 2012

There is a slight change in the crop insurance formula this year for wild rice producers in northern Saskatchewan, particularly those in the north-central region. They will be paying slightly more in premiums, while producers in the northeast and northwest will pay...

Fur Marketer “In Disbelief” Over Recent Fur Prices

by | Feb 23, 2012

It was a sale to remember for North American Fur Auctions. Company spokesman Dave Bewick says every variety of pelt performed well in his group’s wild fur sale this past week — most notably, the wild mink and beaver. In fact, Bewick says some types of...

Northern Transplant Recipient Urges Organ Donation

by | Feb 23, 2012

A Cumberland House resident wants to encourge people to donate organs for transplants. Fifty-year-old Wanda Chaboyer had a heart and double lung transplant in Edmonton in 2007. Chaboyer says it’s given her a second chance at life. She would like to see the same...

First Nations Youth Learn Leadership And Organizational Skills

by | Feb 23, 2012

First Nations teens in the Qu’Appelle Valley are getting a first-hand look at how to organize their own events. A number of youth aged 12 to 19 years are attending a youth leadership conference put on by the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council. Organizer...

Feds Give Northern Victim Services Financial Boost

by | Feb 22, 2012

The federal government is pumping $1.85 million into victim services in Saskatchewan. Victim services in the province’s north will be receiving almost $923,000 of that money over four years. Police-based victim services will be provided in five northern areas....