PA Alert Coming This Summer

by | Apr 1, 2015

The Prince Albert Fire Department hopes a new emergency alert service will get accurate and urgent information out to residents as soon as possible. The city is taking the next couple months to get residents to sign up for PA Alert, which they will use to create a...

FSIN Wants Changes To Voting Process

by | Apr 1, 2015

The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations says First Nation voter attendance will continue to drop unless the government makes changes to the voting process. The federal government recently introduced The Fair Elections Act (Bill C-23), which requires all people...

Metis Nation of Saskatchewan Closes its Doors

by | Mar 31, 2015

The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan is closing its doors. MN-S president Robert Doucette says it’s a sad day for the organization that represents about 100,000 Metis in the province. It comes after political infighting which resulted in the Provincial Metis Council,...

Province Funds PA Bridge Repairs

by | Mar 31, 2015

$1.25 Million dollars in repairs will go ahead this year for the Diefenbaker Bridge in Prince Albert. The provincial government has agreed to pay the entire cost with the city taking over project management responsibilities. Since 2011 around $5 million has been paid...

New Buyer For Saskatchewan Fish

by | Mar 31, 2015

Northern Saskatchewan commercial fishers have found a new buyer for their fish. Saskatchewan Aquatic and Food Development Enterprises will be building a fish processing plant in Regina to begin buying the fish in the fall. Saskatchewan fishers opted out of a monopoly...

Dueling Sides of MN-S Meet in Court

by | Mar 30, 2015

Dueling sides within the Métis Nation – Saskatchewan met once again in a Saskatoon courtroom Monday morning. Last December, a judge ordered the organization to hold a Provincial Métis Council meeting by the end of January 2015. This meeting did happen and the...