Ex NHLer Leads Northern Kids Through Hockey Camp

by | May 23, 2013

It was a great day of hockey yesterday for 45 students from the far north communities of Black Lake, Wollaston Lake and Fond du Lac. The students were flown into Saskatoon for Northern All-Stars Day which included an on-ice hockey camp with former NHLer Rich Pilon,...

Sentencing Adjourned In Case Against Pheasant Rump Chief

by | May 22, 2013

Patience is wearing thin for some members of the Pheasant Rump First Nation in Southeast Saskatchewan. About 20 of them showed up in Carlyle provincial court this morning expecting to hear what sentence the chief would get after pleading guilty to sexual assault....

English River Consults Membership About Proposed New Deal

by | May 22, 2013

The English River First Nation is holding a community meeting today to discuss a proposed new deal with Cameco and Areva. According to a release sent out by the band, the draft collaboration agreement would provide an estimated $600 million in economic benefit to the...

PAGC Launches Virtual Museum

by | May 22, 2013

An ambitious new project is taking shape in Prince Albert to preserve and promote First Nations history and culture. The Prince Albert Grand Council is launching a virtual museum to show life prior to residential schools, during their operation and after they closed....

Province Offers Assurances Band’s Concerns Will Be Heard

by | May 22, 2013

A spokesman with the provincial government says they’re willing to listen to concerns from a Northern First Nation regarding a new provincial park. This week the Lac La Ronge Indian Band said it wasn’t happy with the level of consultation it was getting...

Northern Youth Take In Memorial Cup

by | May 22, 2013

Forty-five students from Saskatchewan’s far north got a chance to take in some of the Memorial Cup tournament’s hottest action on Wednesday night when the Saskatoon Blades took on the Portland Winterhawks. The students from schools in Black Lake, Fond du Lac and...