Another Metis Election Plagued by Controversy

Another Metis Election Plagued by Controversy Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:09     The MNS can’t seem to avoid controversy when it comes to holding elections.   The CBC is reporting that ballot boxes went missing in Lloydminster yesterday, while other ballot...

Province Keeping Safe Distance from Metis Vote

Province Keeping Safe Distance from Metis Vote Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:06     It doesn’t sound like the province will get involved in any dispute surrounding the most recent Metis election.   The provincial government and Ottawa spent the last several...

LLRIB Tax Rebate Issue to be Decided Today

LLRIB Tax Rebate Issue to be Decided Today Thursday, May 27, 2004 at 13:04     Today’s the day the Lac La Ronge Indian Band decides what it will do with a multi-million-dollar gas and tobacco tax rebate it received from the province.   The chief and council will...

Saskatchewan Metis Head to the Polls

Saskatchewan Metis Head to the Polls Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:29     An estimated 40-thousand Metis citizens are expected to vote in today’s Metis Nation of Saskatchewan elections.   Voting is taking place at roughly 130 polling stations across the...

Missing La Loche Man Found Dead

Missing La Loche Man Found Dead Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:24     The RCMP is now confirming that the man found dead in a dugout on a farm near Maidstone late last week was a former resident of La Loche.   41-year-old Steven Mark Herman had been living in Saskatoon...

Company Dispels Rumours of Fuel Spill in Lake

Company Dispels Rumours of Fuel Spill in Lake Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 14:23     A company that’s responsible for cleaning up a fuel spill in Saskatchewan’s Far North says rumours that the fuel is seeping into a nearby lake are not true.   On April 9th,...