Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project

by | Jul 29, 2011

Chief Unhappy with Provincial Park Project Wednesday, January 12, 2011 at 15:21     The Chief of the Nekaneet First Nation is unhappy with the way a project at Cypress Hills Interprovincial Park was organized.   Parts of the lodgepole pine forest there are being cut...

Leadership Amongst Those Arrested in Drug Bust

by | Jul 29, 2011

Leadership Amongst Those Arrested in Drug Bust Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 15:28     Two of the 16 people arrested in a drug bust in southeast Saskatchewan are on chief and council for the Key First Nation.   Yorkton RCMP Sgt. James Morton confirmed that 58-year-old...

Snowmobiler Killed Near Abandoned Northern Mine

by | Jul 29, 2011

Snowmobiler Killed Near Abandoned Northern Mine Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 14:30     The RCMP is confirming details of a fatal snowmobile accident in northern Saskatchewan over the weekend.   39-year-old Donald “Dino” Bird died Saturday night in a...

Aboriginal Business Certification Program Expands

by | Jul 29, 2011

Aboriginal Business Certification Program Expands Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 14:28     A certification program for companies wishing to do business with Aboriginal communities is going online.   The Progressive Aboriginal Relations Program launched 10 years ago.  ...

Healing Lodge Gets Federal Money

by | Jul 29, 2011

Healing Lodge Gets Federal Money Monday, January 10, 2011 at 16:35     The Willow Cree Healing Lodge is getting money for an expansion.   Today the federal government announced $55 million of spending into the healing lodge, the Riverband institution in Prince Albert...

Correctional Centre a “Warehouse”: Judge

by | Jul 29, 2011

Correctional Centre a “Warehouse”: Judge Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:28     The Prince Albert Correctional Centre is being called little more than a “warehouse” for inmates by a provincial court judge.   In a written ruling last week,...

Federal Status of Women Committee to Meet in P.A.

by | Jul 29, 2011

Federal Status of Women Committee to Meet in P.A. Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:25     The Federal Committee on the Status of Women is making a trip to Prince Albert this week.   The committee will hold a hearing at the Prince Albert Inn to hear from local...

Drug Bust in Yorkton-Area

by | Jul 29, 2011

Drug Bust in Yorkton-Area Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:19     A total of 16 people have been arrested following a six-month RCMP investigation into the trafficking of prescription narcotics in the Yorkton and Kamsack areas.   Half of the suspects hail from the Cote,...

Concerns Growing Over Proposed Mine

by | Jul 29, 2011

Concerns Growing Over Proposed Mine Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:18     Concerns over a proposed potash mine on a Saskatchewan First Nation are growing.   Elders from the Muskowekwan First Nation hosted a community meeting yesterday, hoping to hear more answers from...

More Growth for First Nations Bank of Canada

by | Jul 29, 2011

More Growth for First Nations Bank of Canada Monday, January 10, 2011 at 15:12     The First Nations Bank of Canada is reporting another year of growth for its 2010 fiscal year.   Chief Executive Officer Keith Martel says loan volumes grew by more than 20 per cent to...