Northern Communities Considering Lawsuit

Northern Communities Considering Lawsuit Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 15:03     A couple of northern Metis communities that have been trying to secure compensation from Ottawa are seriously considering filing a lawsuit.   The communities of Cole Bay and Jans Bay have...

Turnor Lake Bridge Almost Ready

Turnor Lake Bridge Almost Ready Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 15:01     Residents of the Turnor Lake region will soon be driving across a new bridge.   Officials with Saskatchewan Highways say the steel truss structure could be lowered into place as early as tonight....

Pelican Narrows Murder Case Back in Court

Pelican Narrows Murder Case Back in Court Tuesday, November 30, 2004 at 14:59     A preliminary hearing begins today in Pelican Narrows for a 27-year-old woman accused of killing her common-law partner.   32-year-old Cameron Ballantyne died of stab wounds he received...

Province Invests Millions in Firefighting Fleet

Province Invests Millions in Firefighting Fleet Monday, November 29, 2004 at 14:49     The provincial government is spending $42 million over the next four years to modernize northern Saskatchewan’s firefighting fleet.   The province plans to buy four new...

Rollover Injures Seven People from Pinehouse

Rollover Injures Seven People from Pinehouse Monday, November 29, 2004 at 14:39     Seven people from Pinehouse were hospitalized following a single-vehicle rollover north of Christopher Lake late Friday afternoon.   The RCMP says they were occupants of a southbound...

Cogema Hires Big Name to Run Company

Cogema Hires Big Name to Run Company Monday, November 29, 2004 at 14:38     One of Saskatchewan’s largest uranium companies has a new president and CEO.   Former SaskTel president and CEO Don Ching will begin his new duties at Cogema Resources on January 1st.   Ching...

Proposed Road Angers Dore Lake Residents

Proposed Road Angers Dore Lake Residents Monday, November 29, 2004 at 14:37     A Metis leader in Dore Lake says his community stands to lose out over Weyerhaeuser’s plans to construct an all-weather logging road in the area.   Richard Lafleur says he...

Northern Diabetes Strategy Broadened

Northern Diabetes Strategy Broadened Monday, November 29, 2004 at 14:33     The Northern Diabetes Prevention Coalition has expanded as a health promotion strategy in northern Saskatchewan.   It has now changed it’s name to the Northern Healthy Communities...

Favel’s Future on MNS Senate Looking Bleak

Favel’s Future on MNS Senate Looking Bleak Thursday, November 25, 2004 at 14:18     The former head of the Metis Nation of Saskatchewan Senate says she will recommend that a senator from Ile-a-la-Crosse be removed from office.   But Senator Jim Favel says...

Heritage Department Freezes Metis Funding

Heritage Department Freezes Metis Funding Thursday, November 25, 2004 at 14:15     Saskatoon-Wanuskewin MP Maurice Vellacott says he’s received verbal assurances that the federal Heritage department will not release any more funds to the Metis Nation of...