Northern Groups Apply for Millions

Northern Groups Apply for Millions Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 14:49     A total of 15 groups have applied for funding under the multi-million-dollar Northern Development Agreement.   The 5-year, 20-million-dollar agreement was signed by the province and Ottawa in 2002...

La Ronge RCMP Release Name of Stabbing Suspect

La Ronge RCMP Release Name of Stabbing Suspect Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 14:46     A La Ronge man made his first court appearance yesterday to face a charge of attempted murder.   21-year-old Dennis Lee Hector Bird was in a La Ronge court room yesterday, accused of a...

La Ronge Armed Robbery Suspect Identified

La Ronge Armed Robbery Suspect Identified Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 14:43     The RCMP has released the name of a woman charged in connection to an armed robbery in La Ronge on Canada Day.   22-year-old Jenine Marie Daniels of La Ronge made her first court appearance...

No End in Sight to Waterhen Lake Labour Dispute

No End in Sight to Waterhen Lake Labour Dispute Tuesday, July 06, 2004 at 14:41     An attorney for four former employees of the Waterhen Lake First Nation says the band is refusing to pay compensation it owes them.   Benjamin Partyka says the band has been ordered to...

MNS Blames Funding Freeze for Layoffs

MNS Blames Funding Freeze for Layoffs Monday, July 05, 2004 at 13:22     A funding freeze by the provincial government has forced the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan to lay off 8 staff members.   MNS president-elect Dwayne Roth says the organization had no choice but to...

Forest Fire Threatening Key Lake Mine

Forest Fire Threatening Key Lake Mine Monday, July 05, 2004 at 13:20     Fire crews are keeping a close eye on a forest fire that is very close to the Key Lake mine.   At last word, firefighters were backburning a blaze that was about half a kilometre away from the...