First Nations

MLTC career tour focuses on trades and education

Meadow Lake Tribal Council (MLTC) is hosting a job fair for nine local First Nation Communities. Chris Mazuren, organizer of the MLTC job fair, told meadowlakeNOW the council is committed and obligate...

Jan 22, 2020 ID 19352369 © Vignes81 | Dreamstime.com

Diphtheria cases reported at Onion Lake First Nation

Two cases of diphtheria have been reported within the last four weeks at the Onion Lake First Nation. Dr. Ibrahim Khan, the regional medical health officer with the First Nations and Inuit Health Bran...

Jan 22, 2020 (Dreamstime/96229700)

Waterhen Lake First Nation faced with growing feral animal population

Waterhen Lake First Nation is facing what members are calling a crisis with stray animals which can present a range of safety threats toward members in the community. Dustin Ross Fiddler, a band counc...

Jan 20, 2020 (submitted photo/Facebook)

Flying Dust First Nation appoints new CSO

Flying Dust First Nation is the first reserve in the province to have a Community Safety Officer (CSO). Delbert Aubichon told meadowlakeNOW he's a familiar face and hopes to be a source of trust for h...

Jan 17, 2020 (submitted photo/Delbert Aubichon)

Provincial business group to survey Indigenous engagement

The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is looking to find out more about how businesses in the province are doing in terms of engaging with Indigenous businesses and communities.The provincial organizat...

Jan 15, 2020 The Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce is teaming up with local groups including in P.A. to encourage businesses to take a survey about Indigenous engagement. (file photo/paNOW Staff)

Iron signs three-year contract to call NHL games in Cree

Clarence Iron has confirmed he will be calling six more NHL hockey games this season in the Plains Cree language in conjunction with Sportsnet and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN). Iro...

Jan 09, 2020 Clarence Iron signed a three-year contract to call NHL games in Cree. (APTN/Facebook)

Alberta fires back at UN committee for criticism of energy megaprojects

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the United Nations is an unelected, unaccountable body that has no business criticizing Canada's energy megaprojects.Sonya Savage, in a statement, says that i...

Jan 07, 2020

Crutwell sled dog race family affair for some

A longtime tradition continues in Crutwell this weekend.The community's annual dog sled races kicked off early Saturday afternoon, starting with single dog races with younger mushers. At noon, some of...

Jan 04, 2020 The Crutwell sled races kicked off with the single dog races Saturday. (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)

Year in Review: Diamond exploration progresses east of P.A.

A project that has been decades in the making and which has the potential to create many hundreds of jobs, saw some significant movement in 2019. However, the parties behind the Fort la Corne diamond ...

Dec 21, 2019 This aerial image shows the construction of the bulk sampling plant where the huge bags of kimberlite samples (in top of image) will be processed to get an idea of the quantity and quality of diamonds in the sample. (Star Diamond Corp.)

First Nations receive $2.5 million in wake of youth suicide crisis

A funding envelope of $2.5 million over two years toward the empowerment and wellness of Saskatchewan First Nations youth was announced by the Federal Government and FSIN today.This funding was announ...

Dec 19, 2019 The $2.5 million in funding is intended to assist all Indigenous communities in Saskatchewan. (Nicole Reis/meadowlakeNOW Staff)