Onion Lake Prepares Nurses for Future

by | Jul 23, 2015

The Onion Lake Cree Nation has plans to expand its community health services. The band and the University of Saskatchewan have agreed to add a nursing program to the other university classes currently offered on the reserve. University spokesperson Heather Exner-Pirot...

Finding Calm During Times of Chaos

by | Jul 23, 2015

An expert on First Nations and psychological stress says this year’s forest fire evacuations in northern Saskatchewan show there is a better way to deal with a mass and prolonged evacuation of thousands of Aboriginal people. Professor Jim Waldram is a...

Creighton Given Community Well-Being Funding from the NWMO

by | Jul 23, 2015

The Town of Creighton is getting $250,000 from the Nuclear Waste Management Organization for taking part in recent preliminary assessment studies. The study found there was “limited” potential for a nuclear waste storage facility. As a result, Creighton...

Two Charged In Meth Bust on Ahtahkakoop First Nation

by | Jul 23, 2015

There has been a drug bust on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation near Shellbrook. Thirty-one-year-old Ashley Dee is facing charges of possessing methamphetamine for the purpose of trafficking, as well as breaching probation orders. A youth was also arrested and charged with...

More Relief for Northern Saskatchewan’s Wildfire Evacuees

by | Jul 23, 2015

The support for people who had to flee from their homes during the forest fires in northern Saskatchewan continues. First Nations Bank of Canada is shelling out $10,000 for food hampers, but the contribution is doubling thanks to PotashCorp and Kitsaki Management....