Gang Expert Casts Doubt On Effectiveness Of Proposed Bill

by | May 4, 2012

A gang-expert in the country says he doubts a proposed government bill designed to stop young people from joining gangs will do what it’s supposed to. Dr. Mark Totten is a sociologist and author of the book  “Nasty, Brutish and Short: The Lives of Gang Members in...

Good Samaritan Thanked By Family

by | May 4, 2012

Well a good deed on a cold stretch of winter ice is being remembered today by a grateful family. It was just a few weeks ago that Stan Reynolds and his family were driving across Lake Athabasca. Suddenly their truck fell about one and a half feet through the ice and...

Northern Students Prepare To Tour Legislature

by | May 4, 2012

Ten high school students from Northern Saskatchewan will be in Regina next week to learn about the provincial government. The students hail from the communities of Cumberland House, Turnor Lake and Buffalo Narrows. They’re due to arrive on Sunday. From Monday...

Mine Could Have Extended Life

by | May 4, 2012

Officials at Golden Band Resources say they’re pleased with some recent drilling results at the Roy Lloyd Gold Mine. Vice-president Rodney Orr says more pockets of so-called “nuggety gold” have been discovered at the site. He expects this will add another 15 months of...