Funding For Program Still In Limbo

by | Jul 5, 2012

There is still no word on when Ottawa will lift the funding freeze on Canada’s largest urban aboriginal program. The Cultural Connections for Aboriginal Youth initiative is currently going through a review. The $22-million program helped pay for projects like...

Remembering Tamra Eight Years Later

by | Jul 5, 2012

Today marks eight years since five-year-old Tamra Keepness of Regina was last seen by her family. The investigation into her disappearance is still open, and has been taken over the Historical Case Unit. The Regina Board of Police Commissioners has approved the...

RCMP, Students Make Dent In Turnor Lake Bootlegging Market

by | Jul 5, 2012

Nine people are facing charges after a large amount of liquor was seized by Turnor Lake RCMP. Mounties, assisted by members of the local SADD chapter, set up a checkstop near the northern community last Friday. Police say four vehicles checked carried wine, vodka...

Boil Water Advisory Lifted In La Ronge

by | Jul 5, 2012

The Lac La Ronge Regional Water Corporation has lifted its precautionary drinking water advisory. The advisory affected La Ronge, Air Ronge, and adjacent Lac La Ronge Indian Band reserves. Residents of those communities had been asked to boil their water since last...

Police Say Inter-Agency Approach Reducing Crime In Prince Albert

by | Jul 5, 2012

The Prince Albert Police Service is trumpeting its mid-year statistics. According to its numbers, overall offences in the city are down 8.6% from the same time last year. Looking even further, assaults are down by 35.7%, while crimes against people are down by 28%....

OHS Investigating Serious Accident At Northern Gold Mine

by | Jul 4, 2012

An official with Claude Resources is confirming an accident on Sunday seriously injured a worker at its Seabee gold mine northeast of La Ronge. President and CEO Neil McMillan has declined to spell out exactly what happened — but the injuries were serious enough...

Testimony Continues At TRC Event In Dillon

by | Jul 4, 2012

An elder from the Buffalo River Dene Nation says the impact of the residential school system on his people can’t be understated. Alfred Byhette first attended the school in Beauval in 1939. Byhette says it was a tough time for him even though he was only there...

Tough Times For Outfitters Results In Turnover At Camps

by | Jul 4, 2012

Saskatchewan’s outfitting industry is riding out another tough year. Since December, about 60 camps have changed hands — and many operators are doing what they can to cut costs. The president of the Saskatchewan Outfitters association describes the...