by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
RCMP Defend Themselves Over Death In Cells Friday, June 19, 2009 at 16:11 The commanding officer of Battlefords RCMP is defending his force, in the wake of the death of an Aboriginal woman in a detachment cell. Thirty-four-year-old Ida Pauls passed away June 11,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Lakeview Owner Making Additional Security Plans Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:36 The owner of La Ronge’s Lakeview Apartments says he has beefed up security at the building, where three people died recently after a fire was set on an upper floor. Kelly...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Smelter Closure To Result In Hundreds Of Lost Jobs Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:35 The copper smelter in Flin Flon is set to close, affecting employment in the neighbouring town of Creighton. A media release from HudBay Minerals, which owns the smelter, says the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Sandy Bay Flu Plan In Place Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:31 Efforts are being made to contain the spread of the H1N1 virus in Sandy Bay. Mayor Ina Fietz-Ray says residents are pulling together to limit the effect of the virus, with a strict campaign of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Mill Could Benefit From “Black Liquor” Subsidy Friday, June 19, 2009 at 14:22 It appears a pulp mill in Meadow Lake could benefit from this week’s forestry announcement. Ottawa is using $1 billion to help pulp and paper mills that use...
by bryanorthner | Aug 25, 2010
Former Ice Wolf Charged With Fatal Fire Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 15:39 A La Ronge hockey player has gone from behind the boards to behind bars, for his alleged role in a fatal apartment fire. Nineteen-year-old Blake David Norman is accused of setting the blaze...
