by MBC News | Jan 17, 2013
Money that had been collected to build a fish processing plant in Prince Albert is now being returned. Fishermen, cooperatives, First Nations bands and the Northern Lights Casino have contributed close to a half million dollars to the project. In 2004, the province...
by MBC News | Jan 17, 2013
Food security and poor eating choices are huge issues in northern communities and a new report aims to curb these problems. Guidelines for Establishing a Northern Greenhouse Project, released by the International Centre for Northern Governance and Development at the...
by MBC News | Jan 16, 2013
The chief of the Hatchet Lake First Nation says he is disappointed with the results of last week’s Ottawa meeting between Prime Minister Stephen Harper and First Nations leaders and his community may take action. Bart Tsannie, who recently returned home from Ottawa,...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2013
The President of the Métis National Council says last week’s federal court decision regarding Métis and non-status Indians is creating some confusion. The court decision says Métis people must be recognized under federal jurisdiction. Clem Chartier says last week’s...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2013
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency is looking for public feedback on a major project in northern Saskatchewan. A few years ago, SaskPower announced plans to build a 42 to 50 megawatt power station at Elizabeth Falls. The dam will be located on the Fond du...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2013
The Saskatchewan Party government has tasked school divisions in the province with improving the educational outcomes of First Nations and Métis students. School divisions with more than 100 Aboriginal students will now be required to submit a plan outlining how they...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2013
The RCMP is asking for the public’s help in tracking down a missing woman from the Shoal Lake First Nation. The family of 34-year-old Emiline Marie Kitchener has not heard from her since Christmas eve. A family friend reported seeing Kitchener on Jan. 4 at the Rigid...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2013
Four women from northwest Saskatchewan have been charged after police discovered cocaine in a vehicle during a routine traffic stop Saturday in Buffalo Narrows. Samantha Desjarlais, Krystal Gardiner, Roberta Campbell and Melissa Morin are charged with possession of a...
by MBC News | Jan 15, 2013
China was the big player in last week’s Ontario fur auction. It was the Fur Harvesters Auction house’s most successful sale to date. Mark Downey, the CEO of Fur Harvesters Incorporated, says good prices were recorded on all levels with Chinese buyers leading the way....
by MBC News | Jan 14, 2013
A young man from Pelican Narrows has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years in the stabbing death of his grandmother. Riley Ballantyne, who was 20-years-old at the time of the attack, hugged family members at Court of Queen’s Bench...
