by MBC News | Jul 29, 2016
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook The province’s director of emergency management expects all communities in central Saskatchewan facing a water crisis will have water flowing again this weekend. Duane McKay says temporary measures,...
by MBC News | Jul 29, 2016
Dignitaries gather for the funding announcement at the Dakota Dunes Golf Links. Photo courtesy of Joel Willick New drinking water and wastewater infrastructure has been announced for the Whitecap Dakota First Nation. Construction on the $13.5 million dollar project...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2016
A photo of the construction of one of the water pipelines. Photo courtesy City of Prince Albert on Facebook. The water pipeline from the South Saskatchewan River to the City of Prince Albert’s water treatment plant is nearing completion. This according to city...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2016
Wapiti Valley, Saskatchewan. Photo courtesy of Enns Kivin, Facebook There is a little good news on the oil cleanup front in Saskatchewan today. Water from an old reservoir that is now being sourced as drinking water has been declared safe, which ended a drinking water...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2016
Photo of North Saskatchewan River near Prince Albert courtesy of Mervin Brass of Treaty 4 News. The oil slick making its way down the North Saskatchewan River is starting to thin out, but it is leaving a lot of damage in its wake. This morning, government officials...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2016
A member of the Montreal Lake Cree Nation was honoured by the RCMP earlier this week. Jarod Nelson received a commendation from Saskatchewan RCMP’s commanding officer at the Woodland Cree Gathering in Montreal Lake on Monday. According to the RCMP, Jarod...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2016
RCMP say a youth who escaped from custody last week when he was attending a funeral at Red Pheasant First Nation is back in custody. Justice officials went to extraordinary lengths to release information about him in an effort to protect the public. Because of his...
by MBC News | Jul 28, 2016
A woman who killed a family of four while driving drunk was handed a 10 year sentence at a Saskatoon courtroom Wednesday afternoon. On January 3rd of this year Catherine McKay’s SUV slammed into the side of a vehicle carrying the Van deVorst family at the...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2016
A search is underway for a missing mushroom picker in northern Saskatchewan. RCMP say 78-year-old Tony Olekas left Nipawin nine days ago to go mushroom picking in an area about 14 kilometres west of the Hanson Lake Road (Highway 165 area near Big Sandy Lake). He...
by MBC News | Jul 27, 2016
Poundmaker Chief Duane Antoine laments the impact of an oil spill on the North Saskatchewan River. Photo courtesy of Rory MacLean of the FSIN. At least one First Nations leader says the Husky Energy oil pipeline spill into the North Saskatchewan River might have...
