Government Denies Fishers’ Funding Reques

Government Denies Fishers’ Funding Request Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 14:42     Northern Saskatchewan’s commercial fishers are having a hard time convincing the provincial government to help fund a new fish processing plant in Prince Albert.   The...

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Getting into Fur Buying

Lac La Ronge Indian Band Getting into Fur Buying Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 14:39     The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is putting the finishing touches on a fur-buying enterprise that it says will give northern trappers more money for their pelts.   Right now, most of...

First Nations Men Looking to Recapture Roles

First Nations Men Looking to Recapture Roles Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 14:36     A conference designed to help First Nations men recapture the roles and responsibilities they once had begins in Meadow Lake this week.   The organizer of the event, Patricia Main,...

Northern Reading Challenge Underway

Northern Reading Challenge Underway Tuesday, January 06, 2004 at 14:32     The annual Northern Reading Program kicked off yesterday.   This year’s theme is “Fishing for a Good Read”.   Program co-ordinator Harriet Roy says they get a great response...

Pelican Narrows House Fire Victim Identified

Pelican Narrows House Fire Victim Identified Monday, January 05, 2004 at 13:38     The RCMP has released the name of the man who died in a house fire in Pelican Narrows last weekend.   The body of 48-year-old David Etienne Halcrow was found inside a home which burned...

La Ronge Conservation Officers Looking for Cougars

La Ronge Conservation Officers Looking for Cougars Monday, January 05, 2004 at 13:37     La Ronge area residents are being reminded to contact Environment officials if they come across a cougar.   Conservation officer Brad Johns says that while there has been talk...