Parts of Hwy 102 to be Temporarily Closed

Parts of Hwy 102 to be Temporarily Closed Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 13:21     Saskatchewan Environment officials plan to temporarily close a northern highway that’s been threatened by a forest fire.   The 9,200 hectare McAvoy fire was within half a mile of...

Waterhen Residents Asked To Be Bear Aware

Waterhen Residents Asked To Be Bear Aware Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 13:20     Conservation officers are keeping an eye on the Waterhen Lake area after complaints about bear activity.   Earlier this week, residents of the First Nation were told to keep an eye on...

Anglin Lake Access Road to be Upgraded

Anglin Lake Access Road to be Upgraded Thursday, July 07, 2011 at 13:19     The province plans to upgrade a portion of the Anglin Lake Access Road this summer.   Land of the Loon Resort General Manager Dylan Greening is thrilled to hear that.   He says even he...

Forest Fire Threatening Northern Highway

Forest Fire Threatening Northern Highway Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 14:19     Motorists are being warned that an out-of-control forest fire is expected to cross a northern Saskatchewan highway later today.   Saskatchewan Environment says the four-thousand hectare...

Cote Teens Charged After Dogs Beaten To Death

Cote Teens Charged After Dogs Beaten To Death Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 14:16     Three youths on the Cote First Nation are facing charges of cruelty to animals.   Kamsack RCMP detachment supervisor, Cpl. Kirk McDonald says, they are accused of beating five dogs to...

Renowned Aboriginal Actor Dies

Renowned Aboriginal Actor Dies Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 14:03     A Cree actor and activist from the Poundmaker Cree Nation has passed away.   Gordon Tootoosis was well-known for his role on CBC’s television series “North of 60”, but had numerous...

ATV Crash Claims Life Near Meadow Lake

ATV Crash Claims Life Near Meadow Lake Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 13:52     A 65-year-old man was killed Tuesday afternoon in an ATV crash south of Meadow Lake.   Police and other emergency personnel were called to the scene in a rural area around 4:45 p.m.  ...

Stevenson Guilty Plea Called “Day Of Reckoning”

Stevenson Guilty Plea Called “Day Of Reckoning” Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 13:50     A letter written by an FSIN vice-chief says the actions taken by the 2005 Board of Governors for the First Nations University of Canada “speak for...

Northern Highway Link Re-opened After Washout

Northern Highway Link Re-opened After Washout Wednesday, July 06, 2011 at 13:38     Officials with Saskatchewan Highways say the road running from Pinehouse to south of La Ronge is now open.   Travel on Highway 165 was shut down on June 21st after sections of the road...

Poundmaker Councillors, Chief Face Fraud Charges

Poundmaker Councillors, Chief Face Fraud Charges Tuesday, July 05, 2011 at 15:44     Nine former or present Poundmaker band councillors and officials have been charged with 46 counts of fraud regarding TLE funds.   Sergeant Lora Anne Machdanz of the RCMP Commercial...