PA Police Mourning Death of Colleague

by | Jul 26, 2011 | 2010

PA Police Mourning Death of Colleague Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:06     Police in Prince Albert are mourning the death of one of their officers.   On Saturday morning a single-vehicle rollover claimed the life of Constable Tim Ballantyne.   He was off-duty at the...

PBCN Fire Deemed Suspicious

by | Jul 26, 2011 | 2010

PBCN Fire Deemed Suspicious Monday, December 20, 2010 at 15:00     RCMP say a fire that destroyed a home on the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation early Monday is suspicious.   The fire was called in at about 5:30 a.m.   There was no one in the home when RCMP arrived there,...

Union Opposed To First Nations-Owned Remand Centre

by | Jul 26, 2011 | 2010

Union Opposed To First Nations-Owned Remand Centre Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:29     The SGEU says a proposal to hand responsibility for a proposed new remand centre in Saskatoon to a First Nations consortium “is not the way to go”.   Union president...

Harper Pledges To Make Native Education A Priority

by | Jul 26, 2011 | 2010

Harper Pledges To Make Native Education A Priority Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:26     Prime Minister Stephen Harper has agreed to participate in a Crown-First Nations meeting that will stress Aboriginal on-reserve educational reform.   On the closing day of the...

Creighton Studying Nuclear Waste Storage Potential

by | Jul 26, 2011 | 2010

Creighton Studying Nuclear Waste Storage Potential Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:23     The Town of Creighton is exploring the idea of one day being the site of a nuclear waste storage facility — but the town’s mayor says they’re only...

Waterhen Lake Voters Choose Woman To Lead Band

by | Jul 26, 2011 | 2010

Waterhen Lake Voters Choose Woman To Lead Band Friday, December 17, 2010 at 14:21     The Waterhen Lake First Nation has a new chief and a mostly new council.   According to unofficial results, Carol Bernard is the newly elected chief of the band.   She beat out six...