by MBC News | Apr 8, 2022
A shortage of RCMP officers in the Town of La Ronge is frustrating municipal leaders who feel the community is not getting the level of service it is paying for. Mayor Colin Ratushniak said the Mounties are 12 staff short in that northern community to accommodate the...
by MBC News | Apr 8, 2022
Earlier this week, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations called on the federal government to invest in First Nations housing during this year’s federal budget. The Liberal government announced their proposed budget on Thursday and among the proposed...
by MBC News | Apr 7, 2022
Elders could soon serve a pivotal role on municipal councils. Delegates at the Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association Convention this week, unanimously passed a resolution to advocate the provincial government to change needed legislation to allow for Elders to...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2022
A new environmental stewardship company is being created by the Meadow Lake Tribal Council. Airea, which is majority Indigenous owned will focus on environmental protection, engineering and consulting. “We are protectors of the land so it just seems fit to partner...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2022
Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation has received a $43.3 million dollar settlement for their Treaty Land Entitlement Claim. The settlement agreement comes from a deal made between Ahtahkakoop and both the federal and provincial governments. Ottawa will pay $30.7 million of the...
by MBC News | Apr 6, 2022
A Coroners Jury is returning 12 recommendations after the inquest into the death of Ronalda Wescoup. Among the recommendations is a dedicated detox facility at the Pine Grove Correctional Centre, having nurses on site both day and night, addictions workers present...
