Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Meadow Lake

Boil Water Advisory Lifted in Meadow Lake Friday, May 07, 2004 at 15:41     Residents of Meadow Lake and the nearby Flying Dust First Nation no longer need to boil their water.   Saskatchewan Environment has lifted a precautionary boil water advisory that has been in...

Woman Killed in Rollover on Poundmaker Reserve

Woman Killed in Rollover on Poundmaker Reserve Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:31     A 35-year-old woman was killed early this morning in a single vehicle rollover on the Poundmaker Cree Nation.   The RCMP says the crash took place shortly after 3 am on a grid road.   The...

Northerners Waiting for Public Forums on Job Cu

Northerners Waiting for Public Forums on Job Cuts Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:30     The decision to exclude average northern citizens from consultation meetings about job cuts in the Environment department is not going over well.   Environment Minister David Forbes...

Wapawekka Lumber Expected to Re-open in June

Wapawekka Lumber Expected to Re-open in June Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:24     A First Nations-owned sawmill near Prince Albert is preparing to re-open its doors after a lengthy shutdown.   Machinery at Wapawekka Lumber near Prince Albert has been silent since...

PAGC Marks Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day

PAGC Marks Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:20     Today is National Aboriginal Diabetes Awareness Day.   According to Health Canada, the prevalence of diabetes among Canada’s Aboriginal peoples is at least 3 times higher than the...

Diamond Firm Promises Jobs to First Nation

Diamond Firm Promises Jobs to First Nation Friday, May 07, 2004 at 13:16     An official with a diamond exploration company is promising employment opportunities and a surging local economy to the James Smith First Nation if a nearby diamond mine becomes a reality.  ...