by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Pandemic Readiness In Wollaston To Be Evaluated Friday, October 17, 2008 at 14:10 Health workers in the North want to make sure they know how to properly immunize people if there’s a pandemic. For that reason, the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
FSIN Pow Wow Called World’s Best Secret Friday, October 17, 2008 at 14:03 The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is inviting everyone to its annual pow wow next weekend in Saskatoon. FSIN Chief Lawrence Joseph says it’s...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Another Friendship Centre Passes Milestone Friday, October 17, 2008 at 13:46 A 45th anniversary banquet and ceremony will take place tonight for the Prince Albert Indian and Metis Friendship Centre. Mayor Jim Scarrow is expected to be in attendance, as well as...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Study Paints Picture Of Homelessness In Saskatoon Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 15:12 Half the people in Saskatoon without a home are of Aboriginal ancestry. A Community University Insititute for Social Search (CUISR) study found there are 260 homeless people in...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Government Urged To Do More Advertising About IAP Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 15:05 A former First Nations chief is accusing Ottawa of deliberately limiting advertising about a compensation program for residential school survivors. Pascal Bighetty works for a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Pair Fined For Illegal Trafficking Of Eagle Parts Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 15:00 Two North Battleford residents were fined a total of $28,500 under the Wildlife Act in North Battleford Provincial Court yesterday. Pawn shop owner Linda Bomok was convicted of...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Former Chief Fined For Shooting Moose Over Highway Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 14:54 A former chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band has agreed to pay a fine for illegally shooting and killing a moose. Harry Cook was charged with shooting across a highway south...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Northern Mayors Concerned About Government Agency Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 14:50 Provincial cabinet ministers and New North are holding a roundtable discussion in Prince Albert today. One of the main issues for New North is the province’s Enterprise...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Mallard Fire Researchers Release Study Findings Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 14:44 Following months of research into the effects of the 1999 Mallard fire in the La Ronge area, a group from the University of Lethbridge has released its findings and made some...
by bryanorthner | Aug 24, 2010
Friendship Centre Marks Four Decades In Operation Thursday, October 16, 2008 at 14:35 The Saskatoon Indian and Metis Friendship Centre is celebrating 40 years of service in the city today. Friendship Centre program coordinator Ashley Kayseas says it’s...
