Metis Sign Top Item on Council Meeting Agenda

Metis Sign Top Item on Council Meeting Agenda Monday, October 04, 2004 at 14:55     Village council in Buffalo Narrows will decide tonight what it plans to do about the Metis sign controversy.   About 10 days ago, local Metis Nation officials erected a sign saying,...

Poor Wild Rice Forecast Now a Reality

Poor Wild Rice Forecast Now a Reality Monday, October 04, 2004 at 14:52     An agrologist in northern Saskatchewan says it looks like only a half-million pounds of wild rice will be harvested in the North this year.   In recent years, the harvest has been anywhere...

Mayor Says Residents Should Answer for Actions

Mayor Says Residents Should Answer for Actions Friday, October 01, 2004 at 15:01     The mayor of La Loche had a chance yesterday to discuss her community’s crime reduction plans with Saskatchewan Justice Minister Frank Quennell.   Quennel was in La Loche...

Aboriginal Affairs Gets Name Change

Aboriginal Affairs Gets Name Change Friday, October 01, 2004 at 14:55     The provincial department of Aboriginal Affairs is getting a new name today.   It will now be called the department of First Nations and Metis Relations.   And unlike before, it will be separate...

Sandy Bay Mother Makes Tent New Home

Sandy Bay Mother Makes Tent New Home Friday, October 01, 2004 at 15:00     A young, single mother with 3 children has been living in a canvas tent in Sandy Bay the last few days to draw attention to the desperate housing situation in that community.   23-year-old...

Province Asked to Support Young Northern Athletes

Province Asked to Support Young Northern Athletes Friday, October 01, 2004 at 14:58     The provincial government has been asked to be a partner in a proposed multi-million-dollar northern recreation fund.   Culture, Youth and Recreation minister Joan Beatty was...