Northern Teenager Wins $59,000 Scholarship

Northern Teenager Wins $59,000 Scholarship Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:53     A high school student from Cumberland House has become the most recent northerner to receive a scholarship to attend a prestigious school in B-C.   Mika Rai Carriere has been awarded a...

MNS Presidency Candidate Comes Out Swinging

MNS Presidency Candidate Comes Out Swinging Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:52     Metis lawyer Dwayne “Trudeau” Roth officially launched his campaign for the presidency of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan yesterday.   He held a news conference in...

Property Taxes in Northern Communities on the Rise

Property Taxes in Northern Communities on the Rise Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:50     The education portion of property taxes paid by residents in most northern municipalities is going up.   The Northern Lights School Division has increased its mill rate for...

Tax Arrears Program Doing Well in Buffalo Narrows

Tax Arrears Program Doing Well in Buffalo Narrows Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:31     The success of a tax repayment program in Buffalo Narrows has apparently caught the eye of some other northern communities.   The administrator for Buffalo Narrows, Laura Durocher,...

Prelim for La Loche Murder Suspect Adjourned

Prelim for La Loche Murder Suspect Adjourned Thursday, April 29, 2004 at 12:27     The preliminary hearing for a La Loche murder suspect has been adjourned until July.   The hearing for 20-year-old Donny Lemaigre has been taking place this week in La Loche, and will...

Funding Approved for Northern Broadband Expansion

Funding Approved for Northern Broadband Expansion Tuesday, April 27, 2004 at 14:32     An estimated 37 northern Saskatchewan communities that currently don’t have high speed Internet service will soon be getting it.   The federal government has announced...