Tender Awarded For Northern Joint-Use Facility

Tender Awarded For Northern Joint-Use Facility Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 15:28     A Saskatoon-based firm has been awarded the contract to build the new joint-use facility in Ile-a-la-Crosse.   Graham Construction will begin building the educational and health...

Spiritual Ceremony Planned For Native War Dead

Spiritual Ceremony Planned For Native War Dead Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 15:26     Aboriginal war veterans will be returning to old battlefields in Europe this fall to conduct a “Calling Home Ceremony” for their fallen comrades.   Aboriginal spiritual...

La Ronge Hit Hard By Combination Of Thunderstorms

La Ronge Hit Hard By Combination Of Thunderstorms Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 13:09     A funnel cloud was spotted in La Ronge early last night, and an Environment Canada official wouldn’t be surprised if he received reports of more sightings yesterday from other...

Northern Drowning Deaths Dip Sharply In 2004

Northern Drowning Deaths Dip Sharply In 2004 Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 13:07     The annual report from the Lifesaving Society of Saskatchewan is indicating there were no drowning deaths in the North last year.   The report has been released to coincide with...

Athabasca Fishers Take Advantage Of Export Licence

Athabasca Fishers Take Advantage Of Export Licence Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 12:44     A pilot project that saw fishers on Lake Athabasca sell their fish to a buyer in the United States this past March apparently worked out pretty well for the fishers.   They marketed...

Hearing Set For Mountie Accused of Sex Assault

Hearing Set For Mountie Accused of Sex Assault Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at 12:41     A Mountie accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on duty in La Ronge last fall made another court appearance yesterday.   Constable Thierry Jacques appeared in La Ronge Provincial...