by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
Police believe speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal collision last night on the Onion Lake Cree Nation. RCMP say a pickup truck rolled on a grid road at around 10:40 p.m. — killing a 26-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman. Both victims were from Oniion...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
Strong winds Wednesday were a factor in a fire which destroyed a home at Wadin Bay, north of La Ronge. The fire quickly engulfed the entire wood structure, but everyone inside escaped without injury. La Ronge Fire Chief Ron Pratt says the owner was using a back-up...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
The provincial government says RCMP costs for towns under 5,000 will increase by eight per cent, starting April 1st. That announcement caught La Ronge Mayor Thomas Sierzycki by surprise today. Sierzycki says La Ronge town council knows policing costs have gone up, but...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
A veteran northern Saskatchewan MLA is supporting Quebec MP Thomas Mulcair for leader of the federal NDP. Athabasca New Democrat Buckley Belanger says even though Mulcair is from Quebec, he understands northern issues. Belanger says Mulcair wants to address the...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
A director with Saskatchewan Parks says measures exist to safeguard any sacred First Nations sites within provincial parks. The FSIN recently stated it had concerns about two new proposed provincial parks. Vice Chief Bobby Cameron says the province has to make sure it...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
The president of the Northern Saskatchewan Trappers Association says he sees hope for the trapping industry. Clifford Ray spoke at the group’s general assembly in Prince Albert this week. Ray says rising prices for pelts have pushed the number of trappers from...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
For about a month, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Affairs held hearings on a bill that amends the Indian Act. In the end, they approved it without making any changes. That’s despite the fact that several Aboriginal witnesses criticized the bill. For...
by MBC News | Mar 16, 2012
March 28th is election day at the Cumberland House Cree Nation and 17 candidates have stepped forward. The three people running for the position of chief are incumbent Lorne Stewart and challengers Barry Carriere and Peter Laliberty. There are five council positions...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2012
A school on the Onion Lake Cree Nation is the setting today for a conference about the intergenerational impacts of residential schools.Around 350 children are attending the event.Coordinator Bernadine Harper says students on the reserve often ask questions about the...
by MBC News | Mar 15, 2012
The Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations is pleased with recent statements by the provincial government on education funding. Premier Brad Wall and Education Minister Donna Harpauer told reporters earlier this week that First Nations schools should have the same...
