by MBC News | Dec 18, 2015
Three First Nations in Saskatchewan can expect some back pay from the federal government. On Friday, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced the department would reinstate funding to First Nations who were being penalized for not complying with the First...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2015
Fire destroyed Sid Fiddler’s cabin that he planned to use to host sweat lodge ceremonies during the winter. Image courtesy of Sid Fiddler Last weekend fire destroyed a log house on the Waterhen Lake First Nation that an Elder planned to use to host sweat lodge...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2015
Construction will get underway early in the New Year at a Saskatoon home for at-risk single mothers. The EGADZ’s Sweet Dreams home will expand to include a 22-space daycare centre plus four additional bedrooms. Executive Director Don Meikle says the EGADZ program has...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2015
The deputy minister of government relations says lessons learned during this year’s unprecedented forest fire season will form the basis for firefighting efforts in the future. Al Hilton says the government is now in the process of a major review, based on input from...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2015
A new seniors housing complex designed for First Nations elders got its grand opening in North Regina this morning. The two-storey, 26-suite apartment complex offers moderate and low-income suites. It was funded by the federal and provincial governments and Silver...
by MBC News | Dec 18, 2015
One of the buyers, out of Porcupine Plain, at the trappers table. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Trappers are in Prince Albert to show their offerings from the trapline so far this year. The Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association is hosting a trappers table, that ends...
