by MBC News | Sep 19, 2016
Some of the food preparation at PAGC’s Culture Festival in 2015. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. Prince Albert Grand Council is switching things up with its second annual culture festival. Last year each of the days focused on one sector of PAGC’s nations:...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
The Northern Lights Casino fundraiser for the PA Food Bank. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski An impressive showing at a barbecue fundraiser for the Prince Albert Food Bank hosted by the Northern Lights Casino has brought in more than $6,300. Of that total, $5,000 is coming...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
One of the water pipelines snakes towards Prince Albert’s water treatment plant. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski Finally, the news residents of central Saskatchewan have been waiting for. The Water Security Agency has given the communities of North Battleford, Prince...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Ralph Goodale and Donna Harpauer. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. Saskatchewan has now signed on to a federal-provincial agreement that will see 236 million dollars devoted to infrastructure projects over the next several years. The projects involve improvements to public...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Five days have been set aside to determine why a woman died in police cells in Sandy Bay and what, if anything, could have been done to prevent it. 39-year-old Adele Jennifer Morine was found unresponsive in her cell at the Sandy Bay RCMP detachment on October 6th,...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
Education Minister Don Morgan at the launch of the Following Their Voices program at the Wesmor Community School in Prince Albert last fall. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. One year ago, several schools across the province decided to implement the Following Their Voices...
by MBC News | Sep 16, 2016
CCAB President and CEO JP Gladu. Photo courtesy ccab.com The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business says they are excited for what they say is a “progressive” and “insightful” report on the duty to consult. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Michael Swinwood, the lawyer for the Lac La Ronge Indian band. Photo by Manfred Joehnck A lawyer representing Lac la Ronge Indian Band is confident heading into a Timber Bay Children’s Home court battle. An application for the Timber Bay school (TBCH) to be added as...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Angus Gardiner, Violet, and Minister Carolyn Bennett at the symbolic demolition. Photo courtesy Wanda Daigneault, Facebook A demolition plan is in place for a building in Ile-la-Crosse that holds a lot of painful memories. The Ile-a-la-Crosse Boarding School...
by MBC News | Sep 15, 2016
Mother Teresa Middle School in North Regina. Photo by Manfred Joehnck. It is a ground breaking experiment in Aboriginal education outcomes, with a private company putting one million dollars on the line. The Mosaic Company is putting up the money over five years to...
