by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Band Up In Arms Over Casino Property Friday, December 16, 2005 at 13:00 The chief of the Mosquito-Grizzly Bear’s Head-Lean Man First Nation says it’s about time his band became a landlord. Chief Kelly Bird says he isn’t happy about how his band...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Harrison To Discuss Tory Platform With Metis Friday, December 16, 2005 at 12:58 Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River MP Jeremy Harrison is teaming up with Conservative Aboriginal Affairs Critic Jim Prentice to meet and respond to a letter sent out to all four...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Far North Communities Await St. Nick Friday, December 16, 2005 at 12:54 A special flight will depart for the Athabasca region this Sunday. The Transwest Air charter promises to bring smiles to the faces of many boys and girls. From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Santa...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Province Blamed For Death Of Garson Lake Elder Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:11 The mayor of a northern hamlet is blaming the provincial government for the death of the community’s only elder earlier this week. Donald Laprise says Johnny Janvier...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Indian Affairs Orders New Vote On Reserve Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:08 A new election is expected to take place on the Red Pheasant reserve sometime in February. Just yesterday, it was learned that Indian Affairs had quashed the results of a vote that...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Man To Stand Trial For Murder Of Pregnant Woman Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:05 A trial has been ordered for a Prince Albert man accused of killing a pregnant Aboriginal woman. After three days of hearing testimony and evidence, Judge Stephen Carter...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
McClean Lake Expansion Approved By CNSC Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:03 The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved an application from Cogema Resources to expand its mining operation at McClean Lake. Company spokesman Alan Richards says they...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Northern Lakes Plagued By Thin Ice Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 16:00 Higher than normal water flows in rivers and lakes in the North have prompted the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority to issue a warning for people to use extra caution when on the ice. ...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
Merasty Offers Assurances To Former Students Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 15:50 The Liberal candidate in the federal riding of Desnethe-Missinippi-Churchill River riding says he will work towards a settlement agreement for the survivors of the Metis residential...
by bryanorthner | Aug 5, 2010
NDP Candidate Pledges To Push Boarding School File Thursday, December 15, 2005 at 15:43 The NDP candidate in northern Saskatchewan in the upcoming election says the government needs to offer compensation for former students at an Ile-a-la-Crosse Metis boarding...
