English River Launches Drilling Company

English River Launches Drilling Company Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 13:27     A northern First Nation is getting into the diamond drilling market.   The English River First Nation, through their business arm Mudjatic Enterprises, has formed a partnership with...

Treat Child Welfare Recipients Equally: Lobbyists

Treat Child Welfare Recipients Equally: Lobbyists Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 13:26     A First Nations lobby group is calling on the federal government to get serious about equalizing child welfare payments on-reserve.   In Feb. 2007, the First Nations and Child...

Feds Settle Record Number Of Land Claims

Feds Settle Record Number Of Land Claims Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 12:55     The Gordon and Pasqua bands are among the First Nations the government of Canada says it reached agreements with on specific claims last year.   According to Indian Affairs Minister...

Health Region Shifts Policy On Bed Use

Health Region Shifts Policy On Bed Use Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 12:42     The Mamawetan Churchill River Regional Health Authority is moving away from using acute care beds for long-term care patients.   The health region’s director of communications, Linda...

Mayor Hopes City Status Will Attract Doctors

Mayor Hopes City Status Will Attract Doctors Tuesday, September 01, 2009 at 12:20     The mayor of Meadow Lake believes that that having his community join the ranks of cities in Saskatchewan, should carry some benefits.   City status will officially be conferred...

Meadow Lake Becomes Saskatchewan’s Newest City

Meadow Lake Becomes Saskatchewan’s Newest City Monday, August 31, 2009 at 15:12     Meadow Lake officially became Saskatchewan’s 14th city today.   Premier Brad Wall and Meadow Lake Mayor Darwin Obrigewitsch made that announcement this morning.   In...