Project Aims To Link Municipalities and First Nations

by | Oct 29, 2013

A two-year project is underway to link First Nations with nearby municipalities. The purpose of the exercise is to help communities work more closely together on issues of mutual concern. OCN and The Pas are two of the joint-sites that have been chosen along with a...

TSB Makes Safety Recommendations For Float Planes

by | Oct 29, 2013

The Transportation Safety Board is recommending changes in the hopes of improving survival rates in float plane crashes. The recommendations are contained in reports released following crashes in Ontario and B.C. which took several lives. Central Region Manager Peter...

Former Dorm Supervisor Cross-Examined At Trial

by | Oct 28, 2013

A man charged with numerous indecent assault charges dating back from his time as a boys’ dormitory supervisor at the Beauval Indian Residential School in the 1960’s, was forced to discuss his previous criminal record while under cross-examination Monday. Paul Leroux,...

Mirasty Appointed To Help Lead Student First Consultations

by | Oct 28, 2013

The first person of First Nations ancestry to lead an RCMP division is one of two advisors who will head up the province’s Student First initiative. Former Assistant Commissioner Russ Mirasty recently retired from the RCMP. Mirasty and Saskatoon Public Schools...

English River First Nation Elects Its First Ever Female Chief

by | Oct 28, 2013

Marie Black has been elected as the new chief of the English River First Nation. It is believed to be the first time band members have chosen a woman to be chief. She replaces Alfred Dawatsare, who had served in the position since 2011. The vote was held on Friday and...