by MBC News | Apr 30, 2012
A water engineer from the Prince Albert Grand Council has been sent to Black Lake to help address a low-water problem there. For just over two weeks, water pressure on the reserve has been sporadic. Residents say they have to wait for hours for the water to come on...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2012
Northern Saskatchewan contractors aren’t being used as much as they could be, at least according to a member of an Aboriginal Affairs advisory group. John Keyuk says too many large companies from out-of-province wind up getting major contracts in the region:...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2012
An Opposition MP is calling on the federal government to renew funding to the Aboriginal Justice Strategy. New Democrat Jean Crowder says many programs covered under the plan don’t know whether they will continue or not, now that funding has sunsetted....
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2012
Efforts are underway by the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations and Saskatchewan’s Children’s Advocate to make life better for Aboriginal children and youth. FSIN spokesman Kyle Prettyshield says both sides are working on a letter of understanding on...
by MBC News | Apr 30, 2012
RCMP say the body of a missing woman from the Fishing Lake First Nation has been found. Searchers located the remains of 47-year-old Beverly Ann Cyr early Sunday afternoon in a body of water, roughly 6 km downstream from where her vehicle was found last week. Her van...
by MBC News | Apr 28, 2012
2012 should be an interesting year for fishers in Northern Saskatchewan. This weekend harvesters assembled in Prince Albert for their annual meeting. They heard from a number of different guests including speakers from the provincial government and The Freshwater Fish...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
A forensic anthropologist has been consulted after a human skull was found on the Sakimay First Nation. RCMP say the discovery was made April 13th by two band members who were walking in a secluded area. Police say the partial skull is believed to be that of an...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
A 32-year-old man accused of abducting his four-year-old daughter in Regina yesterday faces a number of charges. Police say Anthony Joseph Slippery was arrested shortly after 5:00 pm yesterday in the 1200 block of Garnet Street. The charges include abduction, assault,...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
SaskPower is investigating an incident last weekend that saw some line cutters apparently abandoned overnight at a remote work site in northern Saskatchewan. Spokesman Wayne Rude says the workers were brushcutting for a power line project between the Lindsay Lake...
by MBC News | Apr 27, 2012
A third meeting will be held at the Poundmaker Cree Nation next week to come up with a band election procedure — but this one is not expected to include the chief and council. The band held a meeting yesterday to choose an election code, but Chief Duane Antoine...
