Metis Senator Passes Away

Metis Senator Passes Away Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 16:41     A Metis senator from southern Saskatchewan has died. This afternoon the MNS issued a news release saying Senator Joseph Laurence Perreault had passed away. A well-respected elder who served on the RCMP...

MLA Addresses Big City Homelessness

MLA Addresses Big City Homelessness Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 15:46     A Saskatoon MLA says utility rates in the province may be keeping some people from finding affordable places to live.   Judy Junor recently held meetings with community agencies in Prince...

Metis Want Recognition In Batoche

Metis Want Recognition In Batoche Thursday, August 23, 2007 at 15:45     A meeting will take place in Batoche next week to examine Metis history in the area and land-rights.   John Henikenne of the Northwest Metis Cultural Preservation Society says the event is aimed...

STC Bus Service Coming To The West Side

STC Bus Service Coming To The West Side Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:59     Highways Minister Buckley Belanger says a weekly scheduled service will start next spring. It will connect La Loche, Buffalo Narrows, Ile a-la Crosse and Beauval with Prince Albert. STC is...

PBCN members voting over commercial property

PBCN members voting over commercial property Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:55     Saskatchewan’s largest First Nation is holding a referendum today over whether 23 parcels of land it owns across northeast Saskatchewan should be used for commercial purposes....

Court allows urban natives to run for council

Court allows urban natives to run for council Wednesday, August 22, 2007 at 15:50     A court has ruled first nations members living off reserves can run in band council elections. The court struck down an election provision in the Indian Act that required band...