Optimism expressed as oil spill cleanup continues

Optimism expressed as oil spill cleanup continues

Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook. There is a bit of optimism at the Water Security Agency as it releases the latest test results of water samples from the North Saskatchewan River following the July oil spill by Husky. Only one...
Swift Current Indians baseball team changing name

Swift Current Indians baseball team changing name

Current logo for the Swift Current Indians. Photo courtesy of mascotdb.com The Western Major Baseball League’s Swift Current Indians will have a new name next season. In a news release, longtime Swift Current Indians team member, Harv Martinez talked about why...
Ile-a-la-Crosse to host community safety conference

Ile-a-la-Crosse to host community safety conference

Courtesy sakitawak.ca, The Village of Ile-a-la-Crosse website. A unique community safety conference will be coming to Saskatchewan’s North West region later this month. Ile-a-la-Crosse is set to host a community safety conference on September 30th to discuss...
Major marijuana bust on Little Black Bear First Nation

Major marijuana bust on Little Black Bear First Nation

File Hills Police and RCMP officers at work. Photo courtesy of File Hills First Nations Police Service. Police have several people of interest they want to talk to in connection with a major marijuana bust on a Saskatchewan First nation, but so far no charges have...
Idle No More co-founder launches clear-cutting protest

Idle No More co-founder launches clear-cutting protest

Sylvia McAdam Saysewahum’s sign, which she says was shot at. Photo courtesy of Facebook. Idle No More co-founder, Sylvia McAdam Saysewahum is calling for more supporters to protest against what she says is unauthorized clear-cutting of forest on Treaty 6 land...
Mine worker recovering after wolf attack

Mine worker recovering after wolf attack

Photo courtesy of cwf-fcf.org Some restrictions on workers taking walks are now in place at the Cigar Lake Uranium Mine site. Cameco officials took the action after a contract worker was attacked by a wolf. The incident happened early Monday morning while the worker...