by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Credit Unions Make SIAST Donation Thursday, May 12, 2011 at 15:14 Credit Unions in Saskatchewan are donating $25,000 to help Aboriginal students at SIAST. The money will go towards the school’s achievement plan for First Nations and Metis students. The...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
RCMP, Searchers Use All Means to Find Missing Teen Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:39 Today is the eleventh day of searching for missing Muskowekwan teen Cody Ridge Wolfe. RCMP and volunteers have been searching a “huge” area around the reserve and in...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Apply for Enhanced Certificate: INAC Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:37 Status Indians are being encouraged to apply for the new enhanced Certificate of Indian Status. As officials with the Department of Indian Affairs pay out treaty annuities this year, they are...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Most Homes Rec’d Census: Stats Can Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:35 Officials with Statistics Canada say the latest national census is underway and most people should have received a form by now. Stats Can Western Canada Communications Manager, Sherry...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Wild Rice Harvesters Buying Insurance Decreasing Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:32 It seems wild rice insurance is getting slightly less popular each year. Just 70 producers signed up for coverage in 2011. That’s 8 fewer harvesters than 2010, and 20 fewer...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Mushroom Harvesters In Tough Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at 15:28 It could be a tough year for mushroom growers in Northern Saskatchewan. A cold spring has delayed this year’s growing season. What’s more, large fires in B.C. last summer have made ideal...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Trial Set for Man Accused of Defrauding PBCN Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 15:08 A man accused of defrauding a northern band will head to trial this summer. George Kevin Sewap was charged earlier this year with theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000. The charges...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
RCMP Confirm Timber Bay Fire Claimed Two Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 14:53 RCMP fire scene examiners have confirmed what many people suspected — last week’s house fire in Timber Bay claimed two lives. The remains of two people who had been unaccounted...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
INAC Urges Collection of Annuity Payment Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 14:51 The Department of Indian Affairs is encouraging Status Indians to collect their treaty annuity payment this year. Many people don’t collect their $5 yearly payment, and INAC officials...
by MBC News | Aug 17, 2011 | Current News
Cold Lake First Nations Protest Tuesday, May 10, 2011 at 14:42 A protest is underway today at a campground on the west side of Cold Lake. Around 30 members of the Cold Lake First Nations have set up their own campsite in defiance of a planned expansion to the...
