Metis Fishers Waiting To Be Charged

Metis Fishers Waiting To Be Charged Monday, February 23, 2009 at 14:53     The waiting game continues for a group of Saskatchewan Metis who travelled to Alberta this weekend to catch fish there.   Roughly 15 fishers lowered their nets into Gregoire Lake on Saturday...

Northern Communities Receive Infrastructure Cash

Northern Communities Receive Infrastructure Cash Monday, February 23, 2009 at 14:48     A number of communities in northern Saskatchewan stand to benefit from Friday’s infrastructure announcement by the provincial and federal governments.   Bridges, roads and...

Cumberland House left off RHA

Cumberland House left off RHA Friday, February 20, 2009 at 17:16     The mayor of Cumberland House says local residents are upset no one from their community was picked to sit on the local health board. It was just recently that the government replaced 70 percent of...

Good turnout for Open House

Good turnout for Open House Friday, February 20, 2009 at 16:18     Scores of people came out to an Open House held by Oilsands Quest in La Loche on Wednesday. The company has permits and licences to explore for oil in more than 730-thousand acres of Saskatchewan...

Group Set To Test Metis Harvesting Rights

Group Set To Test Metis Harvesting Rights Friday, February 20, 2009 at 13:30     A group of metis citizens plan to lower their nets into an Alberta lake this weekend.   Spokesman for the group, Phillip Chartier, says the group plans to visit Gregoire Lake near Fort...

FSIN Rejects Provinces Consultation Framework

FSIN Rejects Provinces Consultation Framework Friday, February 20, 2009 at 13:29     The federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is rejecting the provincial government’s consultation policy framework.   On December 22nd the province released a tentative plan...