by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
West Side Warned About Oilsands Development Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 12:49 The former executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada has a word of caution for proponents of tarsands development in northwest Saskatchewan. Elizabeth May says the extraction...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
First Nations Lending Agency Celebrates 20 Years Wednesday, June 28, 2006 at 12:47 The Saskatchewan Indian Equity Foundation is officially celebrating 20 years of existence today. The occasion is being marked at a national Aboriginal financial institution...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Forest Fire Threatens Stony Rapids Monday, June 26, 2006 at 15:22 Emergency measures officials are making preparations for a potential larger-scale evacuation of Stony Rapids and Black Lake. A large forest fire crept right to the northwest edge of Stony Rapids...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Province Defends Forest Fire Fighting Policy Monday, June 26, 2006 at 15:21 A Saskatchewan Environment official says the department is not second-guessing a two-year-old policy for fighting forest fires in the wake of the evacuations in Stony Rapids. Over 170...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Boy Drowns In Pelican Narrows Monday, June 26, 2006 at 12:38 There has been another drowning in northern Saskatchewan, and once again, the victim was a child. The RCMP say it appears a 12-year-old boy drowned on the lake in Pelican Narrows over the weekend. A...
by bryanorthner | Aug 7, 2010
Island Lake Under Third Party Management Monday, June 26, 2006 at 12:37 An official with Indian Affairs says the department is taking steps to improve the financial outlook at the Island Lake First Nation. Noreen Kotowich says the band has been moved into third...
