by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Athabasca Employers Oppose End To OT Exemption Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:30 An MLA that’s reviewing the province’s controversial northern overtime exemption says the labour law generated a mixed reaction at public meetings held in the Far North...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Province Non-Committal On Wollaston Spill Clean-Up Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:25 The provincial government is saying little about what it is prepared to do about the diesel spill at Wollaston Lake. Earlier this summer, 6,000 litres of diesel spilled into...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
APTN To Introduce Western Split Feed Monday, September 11, 2006 at 14:18 APTN has announced it will broadcast at a later time in western Canada. Beginning October 2nd, viewers west of the Manitoba border will see programming three hours later than they’re...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Merchant Disputes Assertions In MacLean’s Article Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:33 A lawyer representing several thousand residential school survivors is denying claims by a national magazine that a legal fight between his firm and the government is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Harrison Defends Funding Of Northern Tour Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:29 The verbal sparring between northern Saskatchewan Member of Parliament Gary Merasty and the man he replaced is intensifying. Jeremy Harrison says Merasty’s suggestion that...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Native Man Disappears From Denare Beach Area Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:26 The Creighton RCMP is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing First Nations man. The Mounties say 40-year-old Garnet Frank Michel was last seen at the South Weir...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
SaskParty Waiting For Answers About Forest Fires Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:24 The Saskatchewan Party is wondering why the Standing Committee on the Economy has not responded to its concerns about provincial forest fire policy. Opposition Northern Affairs...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
First Nations Health Expert Backs NDP Nursing Plan Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:22 A recent decision by a nurse’s union to not take part in the province’s new plan for retaining health care professionals isn’t a fatal blow, according to a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Southend Water Situation Almost Over Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:18 A sewage pumping station at Southend should be back up and running later today, according to an official with the Prince Albert Grand Council. For most of this week, local residents have...
by bryanorthner | Aug 10, 2010
Northern Diabetes Fundraising Trek Underway Friday, September 08, 2006 at 15:16 The 2006 Northern Diabetes Relay kicked off today. The event is taking place in over a dozen northern towns and villages in an effort to raise money for exercise projects at the...
