Northern Affairs Ministers Talk Education Funding

Northern Affairs Ministers Talk Education Funding Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:52     The country’s northern affairs ministers are wrapping up their annual forum in Whitehorse today.   Saskatchewan Northern Affairs Minister Joan Beatty admits being...

Pine Beetle To Arrive Later Than First Thought

Pine Beetle To Arrive Later Than First Thought Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:50     A scientist says it’s not a matter of if the mountain pine beetle will come to Saskatchewan — but when.   Rory McIntosh of Saskatchewan Environment has been studying...

Global Warming Expert Predicts Impact In Far North

Global Warming Expert Predicts Impact In Far North Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:37     Fishers and trappers in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin could one day notice some significant effects of climate change, according to a scientist in the Northwest...

School Boards Looking To Boost Native Hiring

School Boards Looking To Boost Native Hiring Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:25     The Saskatchewan School Boards Association wants to see more Aboriginal people within its ranks.   Association president Roy Challis says that’s why the association signed an...

Late Metis Senator To Be Honoured

Late Metis Senator To Be Honoured Friday, February 09, 2007 at 14:21     A special memorial service will take place tomorrow in Turnor Lake for late Metis senator Louis Morin.   Family members from across northern Saskatchewan will gather in the school gym to pay...

Merchant Defends Conduct In Legal Fees Dispute

Merchant Defends Conduct In Legal Fees Dispute Thursday, February 08, 2007 at 15:50     A group of residential school survivors held a protest outside Regina lawyer Tony Merchant’s office yesterday.   They’re upset a dispute over legal fees between the...