SWA Preparing for Fishing Lake Flooding

SWA Preparing for Fishing Lake Flooding Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 14:10     The Saskatchewan Watershed Authority is busy making emergency flood protention preparations at Fishing Lake.   Right now it is raising low areas around berms and in January plans on...

Tar Sands focus of Environmental Conference

Tar Sands focus of Environmental Conference Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:34     An environmental conference is focusing on how tar sands technology is going global.   The fourth annual Everyone’s Downstream conference is taking place this week in Edmonton....

Boil Water Advisory for Muskoday and MacDowall

Boil Water Advisory for Muskoday and MacDowall Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:32     The Muskoday First Nation and community of MacDowall are under a precautionary boil water advisory.   Ken Danger of the P.A. Rural water utility says the move was made necessary...

Ahtahkakoop To Offer Methadone Treatment

Ahtahkakoop To Offer Methadone Treatment Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:31     The Ahtahkakoop First Nation will soon be offering methadone treatments on reserve.   The First Nation is partnering up with a program out of Prince Albert beginning December 6th.  ...

Inquest Set for North Battleford

c Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:30     The Don Ross Centre in North Battleford will be home to an inquest next month.   Begining December 6th, a jury will be struck to examine the death of Ida Paul.   The 34 year-old woman died on June 10th of 2009 at the...

Uranium Giant Makes Deal with China

Uranium Giant Makes Deal with China Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:30     Cameco has signed an agreement to supply 29 million pounds of Uranium to a Chinese Company.   The deal runs through 2025.   Cameco C.E.O. Jerry Grandey says the move falls nicely in line with...

Denare Beach Man Will Stand Trial

Denare Beach Man Will Stand Trial Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:29     A 19-year-old man from Denare Beach will go on trial next summer on a charge of crashing a commercial website in New York City.   RCMP searched a home in June and seized several computers and...

Film Debuted Across the Province

Film Debuted Across the Province Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:28     The Pisim Project film premier Wednesday in Regina.   The film follows a group of high school students from Cumberland House over two years as they build an energy-efficient home in their...

FSIN Takes Exception to CTF Report

FSIN Takes Exception to CTF Report Thursday, November 25, 2010 at 10:25     The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is fighting back against a recent report released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.   FSIN Vice-Chief Morley Watson defends First Nations...

Former NDP Campaign Worker Facing Fraud Charges

Former NDP Campaign Worker Facing Fraud Charges Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at 15:58     A former NDP campaign worker from the North will stand trial on fraud charges.   Ernest Morin is being committed to stand trial at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Regina.   Morin...