All Nations Healing Hospital receives $1M donation

All Nations Healing Hospital receives $1M donation

The All Nations Healing Hospital (ANHH) in Fort Qu’Appelle has received an anonymous $1 million donation. The hospital plans to use the money to start a new foundation with the help of the South Saskatchewan Community Foundation (SSCF). “They wanted to start a...
Gunnar mine remediation contract awarded to QM Points

Gunnar mine remediation contract awarded to QM Points

QM Points Contracting LP (QM Points) has agreed to work with the Saskatchewan Research Council to finish one of the final main phases to reclaim the Gunnar mine site. “We try to get organizations that can do the work cost-effectively and safely,” said Saskatchewan...
Caribou art exhibit to open in La Ronge next month

Caribou art exhibit to open in La Ronge next month

The La Ronge Arts Council and a University of Saskatchewan graduate student are working together on a caribou-themed community art exhibit. The exhibit will be displayed at Mistasinihk Place in La Ronge for the entire month of September. Max Pospisil is a U of S...
Youth program teaches newcomers about Indigenous culture

Youth program teaches newcomers about Indigenous culture

The Regina Open Door Society is putting on a program to teach young newcomers to Canada about Indigenous culture. The new program is called Reconciliation through Education and is being held this summer until Aug. 17. “We’ve done everything through the consultation of...
Stick and the CTF urge Trudeau to make First Nations more financially transparent

Onion Lake Cree Nation held in contempt of court

The Court of Queen’s Bench is holding the Onion Lake Cree Nation in contempt of court for not releasing certain financial documents. Charmaine Stick and the Canadian Taxpayers Federation were successful in federal court in June 2017 in having the First Nation release...
City to move long-standing Prince Albert totem pole

City to move long-standing Prince Albert totem pole

A totem pole that has graced the shores of the North Saskatchewan River in Prince Albert for more than four decades will soon be moving to a new home. The totem pole was carved by two inmates at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary and donated to the city in 1975. However,...
Leach heading to Flin Flon for hockey camp

Leach heading to Flin Flon for hockey camp

Former NHLer Reggie Leach will be in Flin Flon in a couple weeks. Leach will be helping out with a youth hockey camp from Aug. 19-23 at the Whitney Forum. “Just being in their company and seeing how well they do on the ice, how talented they are and always trying to...