by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Northern Health Official Takes On New Role Wednesday, August 17, 2005 at 14:01 The former CEO of the Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority has a new posting. Angelique Haysom has joined the Northern Health Strategy Working Group and will work as the senior...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Accused In La Ronge Fatal Rollover Identified Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 15:29 A La Ronge woman that was recently charged in connection to a fatal rollover this past spring made her first court appearance yesterday. 25-year-old Lily Sanderson faces two counts...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Metis Communities Told To Reduce Beneficiary List Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 15:28 Government officials say too many northerners are claiming historical ties to the Primrose Lake Air Weapons Range in an attempt to qualify for federal funding. Earlier this year,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Buffalo Narrows Ready To Proceed With Bottle Ban Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 15:25 The northern village of Buffalo Narrows will be following in the footsteps of La Loche by implementing a ban on beer in glass bottles. Mayor Bobby Woods says the bottle ban is...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Reindeer River System Continues To Swell Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 15:22 The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is once again notifying residents in the Reindeer River basin about rising water levels. Authority spokesman Doug Johnson says the water has been on a...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Moose Numbers Still A Concern In The Northeast Tuesday, August 16, 2005 at 14:42 Chiefs in the Cumberland Delta expect to meet soon with Saskatchewan Environment officials regarding the dwindling moose population in the area. For the past several years, the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Hypothermia Claims Life In Buffalo Narrows Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:59 A 54-year-old woman died from exposure in Buffalo Narrows over the weekend. The local RCMP say the body of Rita Montgrand was discovered in some brush next to a parking lot in the...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Another Poor Wild Rice Harvest Expected Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:58 The roughly 200 wild rice harvesters in northern Saskatchewan are bracing themselves for another poor crop. Unusually high water levels throughout the North have really hurt production this...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
Wahpeton Embroiled In Lawsuits Over Unpaid Tuition Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:54 A Prince Albert-area First Nation hopes taking legal action against the federal government will help settle the band’s dispute with a nearby school division. Last month,...
by bryanorthner | Aug 4, 2010
FNUC Task Force Begins Work Monday, August 15, 2005 at 14:52 A task force that’s reviewing some of the issues currently plaguing the First Nations University of Canada held its first organizational meeting on Friday. The university is reporting that the...