Cowessess First Nation getting in on new wind energy project

Cowessess First Nation getting in on new wind energy project

by | Mar 15, 2023

The Cowessess First Nation is getting involved in a big renewable energy project. Last week it was announced Awasis Nehiyawewini Energy Development Limited Partnership (ANEDLP), which is owned by the First Nation, had along with Innagreen Investments acquired the...
More money added to attract northern and rural doctors

More money added to attract northern and rural doctors

by | Mar 15, 2023

The Physician Incentive Program is receiving $200,000 to help attract more family physicians to rural and northern Saskatchewan. Starting on April 1, the provincial government will offer an enhanced rural physician incentive program in an effort to attract and retain...
Bazylak named new director of education for MN-S

Bazylak named new director of education for MN-S

by | Mar 15, 2023

Métis Nation–Saskatchewan (MN–S) announced last week that Darryl Bazylak will join the organization as the new Director of Education. Born and raised in Saskatoon, Bazylak is a proud Métis citizen with strong roots in the Duck Lake/Horse Lake region of the province....
La Ronge man faces charges in Sunday arrest

La Ronge man faces charges in Sunday arrest

by | Mar 14, 2023

RCMP in La Ronge said one man is charged with assaulting a police officer and weapons offenses in an arrest early Sunday morning. Mounties said they responded to a report of a vehicle speeding on Highway 2, eventually stopping it on Cook Crescent. It is alleged the...
SIGA donates to STC’s Emergency Wellness Centre

SIGA donates to STC’s Emergency Wellness Centre

by | Mar 14, 2023

(Photo submitted.) The Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority is donating $100,000 to the Saskatoon Tribal Council’s Emergency Wellness Centre. The donation is to help assist the Centre in its nutrition program. “This donation will go a long way to help with operating...
MN-S announce housing money for Ile a la Crosse

MN-S announce housing money for Ile a la Crosse

by | Mar 14, 2023

The Metis Nation-Saskatchewan says it will invest $1.5 million into Northern housing. Eight-new affordable housing units will be constructed in Ile a la Crosse. “We hear from citizens in all regions of the province, north, south and central, who tell us about...
Nominations set for LLRIB election

Nominations set for LLRIB election

by | Mar 14, 2023

Three people are challenging for Chief of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. Bruce Fredrick McKenzie, John P. Roberts, and Tammy Cook-Searson. Nominations were held Thursday. The results of the nomination meeting also saw 29 candidates step forward for 11 Councillor...