Fur Expert Says Cold Winter Didn’t Extend To Buyers Overseas

by | Jan 8, 2014

The first fur-sale of 2014 was held yesterday in Ontario and some of the early results are in. Mark Downey of Fur Harvesters Auction House says a handful of items were offered to usher in the new year. Prices generally increased from the same time last year. 21,000...

Stranded Fishers Rescued On Deschambault Lake

by | Jan 7, 2014

Stormy weather is being blamed after four people were stranded on Deschambault Lake this past weekend. RCMP were contacted Friday night by family members who were concerned after four men in their thirties did not return from a fishing trip. Sergeant Dion Eddy of the...

Ile A’La Crosse Activist Forced Onto Sidelines Due To Injury

by | Jan 7, 2014

A long-time activist has shelved plans to come out of retirement due to medical problems. Maurice Kyplain made headlines in the 1990’s after he walked from Ile A’La Crosse to Saskatoon and then from Meadow Lake to Regina to raise money for cancer research and...

Flu Begins To Work Its Way North

by | Jan 6, 2014

The Prince Albert Parkland Health Region has cancelled a drop-in flu shot clinic after running out of vaccine. Officials say the shortage was caused by a significant increase in the number of people wanting a flu shot. Another shipment is expected, but it will have to...

Charges Laid After Hit-And-Run On Big River Reserve

by | Jan 6, 2014

Charges have been laid against a male teenager after a hit-and-run on the Big River reserve. The crash happened on Friday between a pedestrian and a vehicle. The 41 year-old male victim was air-lifted to hospital with undetermined injuries while the vehicle allegedly...

RCMP Assist Elder Without Heat In Frigid Temperatures

by | Jan 6, 2014

Mounties say a 70-year-old man on the Ahtahkakoop First Nation called 911 over the weekend to report that he had no heat in his house. Shellbrook RCMP responded to the call and confirmed the furnace in the house was not functioning properly. Police called for a...