by MBC News | Feb 6, 2017
Sheryl Kimbley speaks at the Citizen of the Year banquet. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. This year’s Citizen of the Year in Prince Albert is being applauded for bringing together a diverse group of people. Sheryl Kimbley was honoured over the weekend at a banquet...
by MBC News | Feb 6, 2017
Conference Board of Canada logo. Photo courtesy of Twitter. The Conference Board of Canada estimates the infrastructure deficit on reserves and northern communities to be about 10 billion dollars. This is money that is needed for things most people take for granted...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2017
Youths sign the life pact. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. On Friday, hundreds of northern youth were on their way home from a Saskatoon suicide prevention rally after ending the event by signing what’s called a “life pact.” In signing the Life Pact, the youths named...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2017
New North executive: Councillor Keith Leprise of Stony Rapids, Air Ronge Mayor Gordon Stomp, La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre, Pinehouse Mayor Mike Natomagan, and Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. There will be some added urgency and concern...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2017
Trinity Dawn Kingfisher looks on as another panelist speaks at the Ignite the Life rally. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. In the four months since the suicides of six girls in northern Saskatchewan made national headlines, leaders across the province have used the message...
by MBC News | Feb 3, 2017
Gary Merasty, photo courtesy National Energy Board. An independent panel will be recommending the addition of Indigenous culture, tradition, and input into a modernized National Energy Board. The panel is travelling across the country gathering suggestions on how to...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2017
A youth participates in a group activity at the Ignite the Life Conference. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. More than 650 people, mostly northern youths between Grade 5 and 12, have taken over the Saskatoon Inn this week as the Ignite the Life Suicide Prevention Rally...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2017
Regina Lawyer Tony Merchant. Photo courtesy of merchantlaw.com Regina Lawyer Tony Merchant says a settlement in the Sixties Scoop could come as early as this fall. He was reacting to news from Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett, who announced...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2017
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron and U of S President Peter Stoicheff. Photo courtesy of Mervin Brass. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the University of Saskatchewan have signed an agreement to improve the academic success of First Nations students. The...
by MBC News | Feb 2, 2017
Photo courtesy Ignite the Life, Facebook. Increasing reports of suicide attempts in Black Lake have the Saskatchewan NDP saying the province needs to reverse mental health cuts in the north, with the province responding that no such cuts have been made. Specifically,...
