Province Backs Down on Fire Cache Closures

Province Backs Down on Fire Cache Closures Wednesday, April 07, 2004 at 14:58     The provincial government has apparently changed its mind about some of the changes it was planning to make in forest fire management.   Northern leaders and MLAs had been pushing the...

PBCN Members Head Back to the Polls

PBCN Members Head Back to the Polls Wednesday, April 07, 2004 at 14:04     For the second time in 8 days, the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is holding a ratification vote on its proposed election act.   Last week’s vote ended in a tie, despite the fact that over...

Forest Fire Priority System Under Fire

Forest Fire Priority System Under Fire Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 13:00     A northern leader is worried that the province’s new approach to fighting forest fires will spark an increase in man-made fires this summer.   Buffalo Narrows mayor Bobby Woods and other...

Fort McMurray Link Still Not Definite

Fort McMurray Link Still Not Definite Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 12:56     A spokesman for the Alberta government says there are no plans to complete the link between Fort McMurray and La Loche before 2007.   And, Trent Bancarz says there’s no guarantee it will...

Millions Set Aside for Northern Infrastructure

Millions Set Aside for Northern Infrastructure Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 12:53     The federal and provincial governments announced 23 million dollars in funding for infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan yesterday — including 4.2 million dollars for sewer and...

La Ronge RCMP Issue Scam Warning

La Ronge RCMP Issue Scam Warning Tuesday, April 06, 2004 at 12:50     The La Ronge RCMP is warning residents of a scam called the El Gordo Spanish Sweepstakes.   Several people in La Ronge have received letters in the mail notifying them that they’ve been...