Shoreline Cleanup Effort Hits the North

Shoreline Cleanup Effort Hits the North Wednesday, September 15, 2004 at 15:00     Students in La Ronge and Buffalo Narrows are among the latest to join a nation-wide cleanup of the country’s lake and river shorelines.   Initially set up in Vancouver, the event...

Doucette Contemplating Legal Action

Doucette Contemplating Legal Action Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:37     One of the men who ran in the Metis Nation – Saskatchewan election this spring is considering his legal options today.   Robert Doucette says he feels frustrated and disheartened by...

Metis Holding Out Hope for Equal Health Benefits

Metis Holding Out Hope for Equal Health Benefits Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:34     The mayor of a northern Metis community hopes it won’t be too long before Metis people enjoy the same kind of health benefits provided to First Nations people.  ...

Elders Set to March Against Drug Abuse

Elders Set to March Against Drug Abuse Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:31     The Sturgeon Lake reserve will be the starting point for a march against drug and alcohol abuse this week.   On Thursday morning, participants will begin a 146-kilometre-long walk to Sandy...

Aspiring Native Journalists Receive Bursaries

Aspiring Native Journalists Receive Bursaries Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:24     MBC has awarded scholarships to seven Aboriginal northerners that are pursuing a career in journalism or media arts.   Phoebe Fosseneuve of Cumberland House and Belinda Nelson of...

Roundtable Meeting Gets Mixed Reviews

Roundtable Meeting Gets Mixed Reviews Tuesday, September 14, 2004 at 15:23     The head of New North admits some of his fellow mayors are tired of bringing the same issues to the provincial cabinet year after year.   Cumberland House mayor Dale McAuley says he is...