New Facility For At-Risk Youth Opens On Muskowekwan Reserve

by | Jun 15, 2012

A partnership agreement has come together to help at-risk children on the Muskowekwan First Nation. Today, a $4-million, 20-bed care facility was officially opened on the reserve. It was funded by the province, the Muskowekwan First Nation and 4 Directions Child and...

Marchers Dragging Copy Of Indian Act To Parliament

by | Jun 15, 2012

They have been on the road for almost two months, and it will be another three months before their journey is over. Two First Nations men are marching from Vancouver to Ottawa, dragging a tattered copy of the Indian Act. The pair left Regina this morning and say...

Project Looks At Successes Of Urban Aboriginal Population

by | Jun 15, 2012

The federal government has set aside a quarter of a million dollars to pinpoint and highlight success stories of Aboriginal people operating in the cities. The five-year project is being led by the National Association of Friendship Centres. Bettina Schneider is an...

Onion Lake Band Council Mostly Unchanged After Election

by | Jun 15, 2012

Onion Lake Cree Nation voters seem to have been pretty satisfied with their last band council. They voted seven of eight councillors back into office during Wednesday’s election on the reserve. The new member of council is George Dillon. Re-elected council...

Prince Albert Decides Against Shutting Down Water Plant Again

by | Jun 14, 2012

Thunderstorms in Alberta are playing havoc with water treatment systems in Saskatchewan. The City of North Battleford has temporarily shut down one of its systems due to extremely high turbidity in the North Saskatchewan River. The dirty water was caused by spring...