New Film Promotes Business Opps In Athabasca Basin

New Film Promotes Business Opps In Athabasca Basin Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:20     Residents of Saskatchewan’s far north want to form more business partnerships to tap into the region’s potential for economic development — and to do so,...

Crash Kills Two Near Waterhen Lake

Crash Kills Two Near Waterhen Lake Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:19     An intersection near the Waterhen Lake First Nation turned deadly last night.   Two people died and four were injured during a single-vehicle accident.   The accident occurred on Hwy. 951,...

No Nuclear Power Plant For Saskatchewan: Minister

No Nuclear Power Plant For Saskatchewan: Minister Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:18     Saskatchewan has stopped short of giving a green light to a nuclear power plant, but it isn’t putting up a permanent red light either.   Energy Minister Bill Boyd says a...

Mayor Worried Over Possible Postal Service Cuts

Mayor Worried Over Possible Postal Service Cuts Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:16     The mayor of La Loche says she hasn’t had it confirmed by Canada Post, but has heard secondhand that there will be some cutbacks at the post office in her community.  ...

First Nations Receive Literacy Funding

First Nations Receive Literacy Funding Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:14     The community of Black Lake is one of 15 communities set to benefit under a government grant program for literacy.   The First Nation’s community literacy association will receive...

China, Russia Could Help Hike Fur Sales

China, Russia Could Help Hike Fur Sales Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 12:11     A spokesman for a fur auction house says he thinks 2010 will be a better year for the industry.   Jim Gibb, of Fur Harvesters Auction Incorporated, says the weather has been colder in...