Sod Turning on Regina Housing Complex

Sod Turning on Regina Housing Complex Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 14:07     A sod-turning was held this morning in Regina on the site of a new First Nations affordable housing development in Regina.   The provincial government is providing $2.3 million in funding...

Homes for Homeless Struggling to Survive

Homes for Homeless Struggling to Survive Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 14:05     A program aimed at helping needy find homes in Prince Albert is scrambling to stay alive.   Homes for the Homeless opened last year.   Operated in part by Metis local 269, the initiative...

LA Ronge RCMP Searching For Man

LA Ronge RCMP Searching For Man Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 13:58     La Ronge RCMP would like to hear from anyone with information on a 21-year-old man who is wanted by police.   The Mounties say Jimmy David Douglas Ross is known to travel between La Ronge and...

Winds Slow Down Fire Near Southend

Winds Slow Down Fire Near Southend Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 13:54     Favorable winds have slowed down a fire burning 30 to 40 kilometres away from Southend.   Mike Daley of the Forest Fire Control Centre says much of the smoke that was drifting from the blaze...

Wild Rice Harvest Best in West

Wild Rice Harvest Best in West Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 13:53     This year looks to be a mixed bag for wild rice harvesters.   Bill Plunz is a long-time expert in La Ronge and also acts as a consultant for Saskatchewan Agriculture.   He says conditions in the...

Fundraiser for Fire Victims

Fundraiser for Fire Victims Tuesday, September 13, 2011 at 13:51     People from the Red Pheasant and Mosquito First Nations are banding together to help a family hit by fire.   The Littlebear family of Cando lost their home and all their possessions in a fire in late...

Judge Rules SIGA Board Chair Be Reinstated

Judge Rules SIGA Board Chair Be Reinstated Monday, September 12, 2011 at 15:17     For the second time in a month, a Court of Queen’s Bench justice has overturned a decision taken by the FSIN or one of its institutions.   Last Friday, a judge released a decision...

CEP Deadline Doesn’t Apply to Timber Bay: Lawyer

CEP Deadline Doesn’t Apply to Timber Bay: Lawyer Monday, September 12, 2011 at 15:16     A lawyer is assuring former students of the Timber Bay Children’s Home that the upcoming deadline for the common experience payment doesn’t apply to their case.   For the...

English River Unveils New Bridge

English River Unveils New Bridge Monday, September 12, 2011 at 15:14     A new bridge to future prosperity has been unveiled at the English River First Nation.   Last week the band officially opened the new structure which connects the existing reserve with a patch of...

Bears Spotted at Waterhen

Bears Spotted at Waterhen Monday, September 12, 2011 at 15:13     People at the Waterhen Lake First Nation are keeping an eye out for bears after several have been seen in or near the community this summer.   One person even had an encounter with a large black bear in...