Fires Create Uncertain Future For Trappers

Fires Create Uncertain Future For Trappers Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 13:31     The president of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association says it could take five years before harvesters in the Churchill River region recover from forest fires.   Clifford Ray...

Province Denies Withholding Draft Of Land Use Plan

Province Denies Withholding Draft Of Land Use Plan Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 13:25     A deputy minister with Saskatchewan Environment says his department has not been hiding information from a forestry watchdog group.   Earlier this month, the Canadian Parks and...

Widespread Phone Service Outage Corrected

Widespread Phone Service Outage Corrected Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 13:21     Residents of some Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation communities in northeast Saskatchewan went over 12 hours yesterday without phone, cellphone, fax and e-mail service.   The problem surfaced...

Meteorologist Disputes “Tornado” Sighting

Meteorologist Disputes “Tornado” Sighting Wednesday, July 12, 2006 at 13:18     Some residents near Pelican Narrows witnessed what appeared to be a tornado yesterday.   At approximately 12:40 pm, eyewitness reports came in describing what appeared to be a...

RCMP Shooting Suspect Possibly Near Martins Lake

RCMP Shooting Suspect Possibly Near Martins Lake Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 15:46     The RCMP might have a break in the manhunt for a suspect believed responsible for shooting two Mounties near Spiritwood.   There are reports of two separate sightings of an individual...

Communications Blackout Hits PBCN Communities

Communications Blackout Hits PBCN Communities Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 15:29     Residents of several northeast Saskatchewan communities have been forced to make do without phone, fax or e-mail service today.   A communications blackout began around 2:40 this...