Municipal Election Races Heat Up In The North

Municipal Election Races Heat Up In The North Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 14:26     Nominations for mayor and council positions have closed in some northern communities.   In Creighton, Bruce Fidler was acclaimed to another term as mayor, after no one chose to run...

First Gas Customers Hooked Up In La Ronge Area

First Gas Customers Hooked Up In La Ronge Area Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 14:11     The home of a Lac La Ronge Indian Band elder living on-reserve has been chosen to be the first recipient of natural gas in the La Ronge area.   The tap is being turned on today,...

Commerical Fishers Aren’t Emptying Lakes: Morin

Commerical Fishers Aren’t Emptying Lakes: Morin Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 14:03     The Metis Nation – Saskatchewan’s minister of fisheries says the general public needs to understand that commercial fishers in the north aren’t out to...

Keewatin Yatthe Engages In Strategic Planning

Keewatin Yatthe Engages In Strategic Planning Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 13:55     An internationally trained consultant is in Ile-a-la-Crosse today and Friday.   The purpose of the meeting is to set up a strategic plan for community health development in the...

Escaped Prisoner Recaptured

Escaped Prisoner Recaptured Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:55     The prisoner who escaped from custody while making a court appearance in Meadow Lake last Monday has been apprehended.   The RCMP say 28-year-old Don Curtis Cheenanow was taken into custody without...

Ile-a-la-Crosse To Take Action Against Loose Dogs

Ile-a-la-Crosse To Take Action Against Loose Dogs Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 14:47     The northern village of Ile-a-la-Crosse is taking steps towards the disposal of unwanted dogs.   The move comes in the wake of a dog attack Saturday evening that left a...