by MBC News | Mar 8, 2012
A spokesman for AREVA Resources says the company is pleased with a recent legal ruling concerning the McClean Lake uranium mine. On Monday, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed a case brought against AREVA and the government. The Athabasca Territorial Government,...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2012
The president of the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation says he is aiming for a smooth transition on April 1st. That is the day Saskatchewan commercial fishers officially exit out from under the monopoly of the FFMC, and are legally allowed to sell their catch to...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2012
A unique type of public school, found only in Alberta, is being held up as a model for other First Nations to follow. Joseph Quesnel, an analyst with the Frontier Centre for Public Policy, says Saskatchewan’s western neighbor is the only province in the country...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2012
A Senate committee hearing has heard that the process of converting TLE land to reserves has been slow. And the Auditor General’s office says that has led to financial hardship for some bands. Auditor General’s office spokesman Frank Barrett says while...
by MBC News | Mar 8, 2012
Officials with three southern Saskatchewan reserves are gearing up to be part of BHP Billiton’s Jansen potash mine project. The George Gordon, Day Star and Kawacatoose First Nations will be working with ATCO to provide workforce housing, catering and other...
by MBC News | Mar 7, 2012
Residents of Meadow Lake can expect to boil their water for the next couple of weeks. A boil water advisory went into effect on Monday after high turbidity levels occurred in the treated water supply. Ron Cummins is a project officer with Saskatchewan Environment....
by MBC News | Mar 6, 2012
The mother of a man killed in La Loche doesn’t think the co-accused received a long enough sentence. Curtis Eklund received a six-year sentence in a Meadow Lake court yesterday. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the killing of Matthew St. Pierre, after...
by MBC News | Mar 6, 2012
A senator says a new bill gives the Aboriginal Affairs minister too much power to intervene in First Nations communities. If passed, Bill S-6 would give the minster the power to settle lengthy governance disputes in bands. During a Senate committee hearing earlier...
by MBC News | Mar 6, 2012
Regina Police are warning the public about a “high-risk sexual offender’ who is now living in the city. Police say 45-year-old William Bill Tedjuk is living in the Heritage neighbourhood of Regina in a residence that provides supervision and monitoring of...
by MBC News | Mar 6, 2012
The impact of Prince Albert’s boil water order is being felt by those who help out the poor. Dawn Robbins is the executive director of the West Flat Citizens Group. She says they have been forced to continuously boil water to cook for the 90 or so people who use...
