Buffalo Narrows Resident Dies In Prison

Buffalo Narrows Resident Dies In Prison Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 14:25     Officials at the Prince Albert Correctional Centre say the prisoner who died there this week was from northern Saskatchewan.   27-year-old Fabian Petit of Buffalo Narrows was discovered...

Town Council Rejects Plea To Delay Beer Bottle Ban

Town Council Rejects Plea To Delay Beer Bottle Ban Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 14:22     La Ronge will have a proposed beer bottle ban implemented as scheduled, despite a recent protest by several local businesses.   The La Ronge and District Chamber of Commerce...

SaskParty Leader Visits West Side

SaskParty Leader Visits West Side Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 14:11     Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall is wrapping up a short jaunt to the North today in Buffalo Narrows.   He is visiting the northern village after making stops in Beauval and Canoe Lake...

Lack Of Forest Fires Hurting Moose Population

Lack Of Forest Fires Hurting Moose Population Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 14:07     A wildlife expert for the Saskatchewan government says he doesn’t believe over-hunting is the main reason why moose numbers have been declining in the Cumberland Delta.   In...

Sandy Lake Band Member Enters City Byelection

Sandy Lake Band Member Enters City Byelection Thursday, August 18, 2005 at 13:59     A First Nations woman from Sandy Lake has announced she’s going to run in an upcoming byelection in Prince Albert.   Priscilla Joseph is running against four other candidates,...

Healing Lodge Escapee Apprehended

Healing Lodge Escapee Apprehended Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 15:33     A missing inmate from the Willow Cree Healing Lodge has been re-captured.   51-year-old Gordon Kambeitz took off from the correctional facility on the Beardy’s/Okemasis reserve back on May...