Province Tweaks Wild Rice Crop Insurance Formula

by | Feb 23, 2012

There is a slight change in the crop insurance formula this year for wild rice producers in northern Saskatchewan, particularly those in the north-central region. They will be paying slightly more in premiums, while producers in the northeast and northwest will pay...

Fur Marketer “In Disbelief” Over Recent Fur Prices

by | Feb 23, 2012

It was a sale to remember for North American Fur Auctions. Company spokesman Dave Bewick says every variety of pelt performed well in his group’s wild fur sale this past week — most notably, the wild mink and beaver. In fact, Bewick says some types of...

Northern Transplant Recipient Urges Organ Donation

by | Feb 23, 2012

A Cumberland House resident wants to encourge people to donate organs for transplants. Fifty-year-old Wanda Chaboyer had a heart and double lung transplant in Edmonton in 2007. Chaboyer says it’s given her a second chance at life. She would like to see the same...

First Nations Youth Learn Leadership And Organizational Skills

by | Feb 23, 2012

First Nations teens in the Qu’Appelle Valley are getting a first-hand look at how to organize their own events. A number of youth aged 12 to 19 years are attending a youth leadership conference put on by the File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council. Organizer...

Feds Give Northern Victim Services Financial Boost

by | Feb 22, 2012

The federal government is pumping $1.85 million into victim services in Saskatchewan. Victim services in the province’s north will be receiving almost $923,000 of that money over four years. Police-based victim services will be provided in five northern areas....

RCMP Investigating Suspicious Death Of Teen In Montreal Lake

by | Feb 21, 2012

An autopsy is scheduled to be conducted this week after the weekend death of a woman at the Montreal Lake Cree Nation. Investigators say it happened on Saturday night, and they are calling the death “suspicious”. The RCMP’s Major Crime Unit has...

Arrest Made After Man Threatens To Shoot Woman During 911 Call

by | Feb 21, 2012

A 52-year-old man is facing numerous charges after a standoff in a rural area near Meadow Lake. RCMP were called out Saturday evening after a threatening 911 call was received. According to police, the male caller first stated there was someone dead in his home.  He...