Man Says He Was Exposed To Asbestos At Old Mine

by | Aug 17, 2011

Man Says He Was Exposed To Asbestos At Old Mine Monday, May 16, 2011 at 15:40     Workplace safety officials are looking into a Uranium City man’s claim that he was recently exposed to asbestos while working at the abandoned Gunnar mine site.   Wayne Augier...

Nurse Gets National Award For Work In Turnor Lake

by | Aug 17, 2011

Nurse Gets National Award For Work In Turnor Lake Monday, May 16, 2011 at 15:37     One of Canada’s highest nursing awards has been presented to a woman with ties to northern Saskatchewan.   Tracy Daigneault is a nurse practitioner who spends much of her time on...

Citizens Honoured For Work In Aboriginal Literacy

by | Aug 17, 2011

Citizens Honoured For Work In Aboriginal Literacy Monday, May 16, 2011 at 15:31     A retired school teacher who now uses literacy as a healing tool in corrections was one of those honoured at an awards ceremony this past weekend in Saskatoon.   June Pedersen won the...

Mistawasis Teen To Run In South America

by | Aug 17, 2011

Mistawasis Teen To Run In South America Friday, May 13, 2011 at 16:06     A Mistawasis teenager is one of five youth chosen from around the world to embark on a 250 kilometre run over 6 days in Bolivia.   Seventeen-year-old Brandon Sand is also the first Aboriginal...

Fishing Lake Grapples With Flood Fallout

by | Aug 17, 2011

Fishing Lake Grapples With Flood Fallout Friday, May 13, 2011 at 16:02     Three years of flooding have taken their toll on the Fishing Lake First Nation.   The band is suffering from the results of high water levels in 2009, 2010 and this spring.   Housing...

Economic Summit Wraps Up In La Ronge

by | Aug 17, 2011

Economic Summit Wraps Up In La Ronge Friday, May 13, 2011 at 15:58     The two-day Northern Economic Summit sponsored by the Saskatchewan Government is concluding today in La Ronge.   During the gathering about a dozen major economic initiatives for the north were...