Youths sign the life pact. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. On Friday, hundreds of northern youth were on their way home from a Saskatoon suicide prevention rally after ending the event by signing what’s called a “life pact.” In signing the Life Pact, the youths named...
New North executive: Councillor Keith Leprise of Stony Rapids, Air Ronge Mayor Gordon Stomp, La Loche Mayor Robert St. Pierre, Pinehouse Mayor Mike Natomagan, and Creighton Mayor Bruce Fidler. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. There will be some added urgency and concern...
Trinity Dawn Kingfisher looks on as another panelist speaks at the Ignite the Life rally. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. In the four months since the suicides of six girls in northern Saskatchewan made national headlines, leaders across the province have used the message...
Gary Merasty, photo courtesy National Energy Board. An independent panel will be recommending the addition of Indigenous culture, tradition, and input into a modernized National Energy Board. The panel is travelling across the country gathering suggestions on how to...
A youth participates in a group activity at the Ignite the Life Conference. Photo by Chelsea Laskowski. More than 650 people, mostly northern youths between Grade 5 and 12, have taken over the Saskatoon Inn this week as the Ignite the Life Suicide Prevention Rally...
Regina Lawyer Tony Merchant. Photo courtesy of merchantlaw.com Regina Lawyer Tony Merchant says a settlement in the Sixties Scoop could come as early as this fall. He was reacting to news from Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister, Carolyn Bennett, who announced...
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron and U of S President Peter Stoicheff. Photo courtesy of Mervin Brass. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations and the University of Saskatchewan have signed an agreement to improve the academic success of First Nations students. The...
Photo courtesy Ignite the Life, Facebook. Increasing reports of suicide attempts in Black Lake have the Saskatchewan NDP saying the province needs to reverse mental health cuts in the north, with the province responding that no such cuts have been made. Specifically,...
Photo courtesy of Clarence Campeau Development Fund. A proponent of a new Metis economic development pilot project unveiled this week is hoping it can be expanded within two years. The Metis Community Capacity Strategy is being funded by the Clarence Campeau...
MLA Herb Cox. MBC file photo. The Saskatchewan Caucus Committee on Crime Reduction is making stops in La Ronge and La Loche this week. Herb Cox, the MLA for The Battlefords, is heading the caucus meetings, which are being held at the request of the premier. In a late...
