Caribou management board calls for harvesting numbers

Caribou management board calls for harvesting numbers

Photo courtesy of the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Management Board, arctic-carbiou.com The board responsible for the management of two caribou herds in the north is putting out a call for harvesting numbers. According to the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq Caribou Management...
Northern Wild Fishery store open for business

Northern Wild Fishery store open for business

Lake trout. Photo courtesy of northernwild.ca Northern Wild Fishery held the grand opening of its Prince Albert retail location this week, making northern fish available to the public. The business is owned and operated by Hatchet Lake Denesuline First Nation. The...
Regional Psychiatric Centre inmate dies in custody

Regional Psychiatric Centre inmate dies in custody

Regional Psychiatric Centre. Photo courtesy University of Sask’s psycholegal and FASD research lab website An inmate at Saskatoon’s Regional Psychiatric Centre was pronounced dead in Saskatoon hospital around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Correctional Service Canada...
La Ronge man sentenced to 18 months for sex assaults

La Ronge man sentenced to 18 months for sex assaults

Joachim Neumann. Photo courtesy Facebook. A former La Ronge schoolteacher has been sentenced to a year and a half in prison for sexual assault. Joachim Neumann, also known as Joe Neumann, was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault against two adult women after a...
Day of Hope youth conference set for this weekend in La Ronge

Day of Hope youth conference set for this weekend in La Ronge

Arts, crafts, and cultural activities will be a part of the youth conference. Photo courtesy Facebook, Stanley Mission Message Board. The time has come for youths from the Lac la Ronge area to fill the Senator Myles Venne School for a weekend of hope. The “Day of...
First Nations poverty rate high according to report

First Nations poverty rate high according to report

Photo courtesy of campaign2000.ca A new report on child poverty indicates Saskatchewan’s Aboriginal children are among the hardest hit in the country, and the situation will get worse before it gets better unless there is a major political will for change. The...