PBCN Referendum Draws Low Turnout

PBCN Referendum Draws Low Turnout Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:35     The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation’s commercial land designation referendum last week failed — but an Indian Affairs official says the band still has some options.   Band officials have...

SIIT Students Suffering From Housing Crisis

SIIT Students Suffering From Housing Crisis Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:32     Last week’s call for Saskatoon homeowners to open their homes to boarders did result in people phoning the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technologies with an offer to help.  ...

Northern Home Ownership Program Extended

Northern Home Ownership Program Extended Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:28     The federal and provincial governments say they will continue offering the Remote Homeownership Program in northern Saskatchewan.   Since 1995, over 200 northern families have become...

Affordable Housing Projects Open Across The North

Affordable Housing Projects Open Across The North Thursday, August 30, 2007 at 15:25     Several northern communities have been celebrating affordable housing initiatives over the last couple of days.   A $1.5-million-dollar affordable housing project in La Loche...

Police Charge Mother Of “Wal-Mart Baby”

Police Charge Mother Of “Wal-Mart Baby” Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 16:23     The Prince Albert Police have charged a 21-year-old woman who made national headlines after leaving her newborn baby in a toilet in a Wal-Mart store earlier this year.   The...

Province Boosts Housing Allowances

Province Boosts Housing Allowances Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 16:08     A Saskatoon Metis organization is welcoming financial help from the provincial government for the housing crisis — but says more still needs to be done.   Shirley Isbister, the president...