by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
CCAB President and CEO JP Gladu. Photo courtesy ccab.com The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business says they are excited for what they say is a “progressive” and “insightful” report on the duty to consult. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Michael Swinwood, the lawyer for the Lac La Ronge Indian band. Photo by Manfred Joehnck A lawyer representing Lac la Ronge Indian Band is confident heading into a Timber Bay Children’s Home court battle. An application for the Timber Bay school (TBCH) to be added as...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Angus Gardiner, Violet, and Minister Carolyn Bennett at the symbolic demolition. Photo courtesy Wanda Daigneault, Facebook A demolition plan is in place for a building in Ile-la-Crosse that holds a lot of painful memories. The Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Mother Teresa Middle School in North Regina. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It is a ground breaking experiment in Aboriginal education outcomes, with a private company putting one million dollars on the line. The Mosaic Company is putting up the money over five years to...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Child tax credit form. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Northern Saskatchewan’s federal representative is thanking people for making recent disabilities tax sessions a big success. The NDP-led sessions explained lesser-known benefits that can put money back in...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
Michel Boutin and Terry-Lynn McDonald. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. The Indigenous Peoples Artist Collective is celebrating 10 years of using art to bridge the racial gaps in Prince Albert. IPAC has a history of displaying thought-provoking pieces, and this year is no...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
Saskatchewan Medical Association’s President Dr. Intheran Pillay and Vice President Dr. Joanne Silverston are touring health regions across the province to discuss health care related issues. Photo courtesy sma.sk.ca. La Ronge area doctors are voicing their...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
First Nations University of Canada. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. The vice president of academics at the First Nations University of Canada, Lynn Wells, is encouraged by the remarkable growth in the number of Aboriginal students taking classes at the province’s...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
Kevin Janvier after a public meeting in La Loche in August. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Municipal elections are coming up across Saskatchewan, and many eyes will be on the northern community of La Loche on Oct. 5. Acting Mayor Kevin Janvier was at the helm after the...
by MBC News | Sep 14, 2016
File photo. RCMP say foul play is not suspected following a house fire last week at Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Autopsies have been completed in Saskatoon. The victims have been identified as a 36-year-old woman and a 23-month-old girl, both from Montreal Lake. Police...
