by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Tough Road Ahead For Storm-Hit Kawacatoose Monday, July 19, 2010 at 22:41 Clean-up is beginning this week on the Kawacatoose First Nation. Chief Darin Poorman says insurance adjusters have completed their assessments of damages to homes hit by a tornado earlier...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Northern Air Medical Service Takes Flight Monday, July 19, 2010 at 22:35 The Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region has set up a new air transport service. It’s for people who need to travel out of their communities, but don’t need emergency medical service,...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Fire Near Southend Flares Up Monday, July 19, 2010 at 22:27 More smoke is blowing across highway 905. This time it’s coming from a fire northwest of Southend. Steve Roberts is the executive director of fire management for the province. He says the size...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Hundreds Flock To Batoche Monday, July 19, 2010 at 22:08 The 125th anniversary celebrations at Batoche are officially underway. On Sunday several hundred people turned out for the opening day’s events. They included federal MP’s from all parties,...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Fire Creeps Closer to Black Lake Friday, July 16, 2010 at 17:17 A large forest fire is now with ten kilometres of the community of Black Lake. Fire officials say the fire is over three hundred thousand hectares in size and officials estimate residents will...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Metis Rights Conference Gets Underway Friday, July 16, 2010 at 14:54 A Metis rights conference begins today in Saskatoon. Professors, academics and Metis representatives from across the country will be discussing the state of land-claims and other rights-based...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Batoche Celebrations Set To Begin Friday, July 16, 2010 at 14:51 Preparations for this week’s upcoming Back to Batoche celebrations are on schedule. That’s according to event manager Claire Belanger-Parker. Belanger-Parker says people started camping last week...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Rancher Seeks To Co-exist With Bison Friday, July 16, 2010 at 14:45 New fences and opportunities in tourism are being held up as possible ways to keep bison from ruining farm-land in the Big River area. Gord Vaadeland is a rancher in the area who heads up a...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Forest Fire Evacuees Could Be Waiting Several Days Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 15:14 Evacuees from the province’s far north are slowly settling in at SIAST’ Woodland Campus in Prince Albert. Hundreds of residents were flown there late yesterday after...
by bryanorthner | Sep 6, 2010 | Current News
Poundmaker Band Custom Proponents Stage Protest Thursday, July 15, 2010 at 14:56 A dissident group that says it’s the rightful government of the Poundmaker First Nation held a demonstration yesterday. They made speeches and picketed in front of the band...
