by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
Saskatchewan’s Social Services Minister says more work needs to be done to understand housing needs in northern communities. June Draude, who is also the minister responsible for the Saskatchewan Housing Corporation, was in Sandy Bay on Tuesday to meet with...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
An NDP MP is disputing the government’s suggestion that funding for students on reserves is on-par with the rest of the country. Aboriginal Affairs Critic Jean Crowder says she doesn’t believe a recent government release that states Aboriginal Affairs...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
A new report by the Frontier Centre for Public Policy suggests the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation should be privatized — or, at the very least, have its monopoly broken up. Researcher Joseph Quesnel says many fishers want out from under the FFMC’s...
by MBC News | Oct 4, 2012
North Battleford’s Gold Eagle Casino and Gold Eagle Lodge are finalists for a national tourism award. The award is for excellence in human resources development. Casino spokesman Roger Anderson says he believes the casino is a finalist because it places a strong...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2012
The Saskatchewan Federation of Police Officers says a La Ronge judge overstepped her bounds in a recent ruling. Federation president Evan Bray says the issue revolves a decision made by Justice Felicia Daunt in late September. He says the case involved a female...
by MBC News | Oct 3, 2012
An official with the Keewatin Yatthe Regional Health Authority is confirming that two paramedics in Beauval have recently been fired. Dale West says a new director of emergency services has since been hired. He also says a review has been done and the region continues...
