by MBC News | Dec 20, 2011
A band councillor with the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation is the latest person to be elected to Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation’s board of directors. Angie Merasty of Pelican Narrows has also held positions with the provincial government, SaskTel and Cameco....
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
A section of the only highway into the northern community of Stanley Mission has been washed out. As a result, the reserve is temporarily without road access to the rest of the province. The washout occurred over the weekend and created a large crater in the highway,...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
RCMP have issued an arrest warrant following a weekend shooting at the Onion Lake Cree Nation. The incident happened during an altercation late Saturday afternoon, and police say it was not a random act. The 19-year-old male victim is recovering after surgery at a...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
AREVA Resources has announced plans to mill all of the ore extracted from the Cigar Lake uranium mine. The Cigar Lake mine is owned by Cameco, but it is not expected to begin operating until 2013 due to a flood a few years ago. AREVA spokesman Jarret Adams says, under...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
A Grade 10 student at Balcarres High School is one of two people selected as a Canadian First Nations youth delegate to a United Nations gathering in Geneva, Switzerland. Colin Starblanket was chosen through an essay-writing competition organized by the First Nations...
by MBC News | Dec 19, 2011
Meadow Lake city council has provided a victim impact statement to the RCMP on the impact of the drug trade. Meadow Lake RCMP asked for the statement as part of a project on drugs in the community. Sgt. Phil DeGruchy says the letter can then be filed in court when...
