Tag Archives: First Nations
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)
Boxing Day murder suspect makes first court appearance
The man charged in connection to a violent incident at Wahpeton Dakota Nation on Boxing Day fought back tears as he made his first court appearance Monday morning at Prince Albert Provincial Court. Na...
Dec 30, 2019 Prince Albert Provincial Court. (file photo/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.)
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation opens new hostel
Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN) celebrated the grand opening of a new ten-room boarding house on Thursday.The Senator John Morin Memorial Building Hostel will host PBCN members from the North whil...
Dec 20, 2019 Judge Gerald Morin cuts the ribbon at the hostel that bears his late father's name (Alison Sandstrom/paNOW staff)
Trappers happy to see Northwest Company reverse fur buying stance
Northern trappers are responding to the decision by The Northwest Company to again accept fur pelts.The announcement was made in a media release on the company's website last week. It reverses a decis...
Dec 17, 2019 A potential buyer takes a look at a few skins at the NSTA Fur Table in Prince Albert. (File Photo/Ian Gustafson/paNOW Staff)
Supports for Canoe Lake student athletes
Students at Canoe Lake Miksiw School will be heading into 2020 with some new sports equipment. The early Christmas gifts are expected to touch down in the community this week thanks to the Saskatoon-b...
Dec 16, 2019 Students from Canoe Lake Miksiw school pose with Joel Pedersen of Fitness 2J2 (centre, kneeling). (Facebook/Fitness 2J2)
Indigenous history room adds another display
The Prince Albert Historical Society has made another addition to their Indigenous history room.They now have enlarged archival photos displayed on one of the walls.Manager and curator Michelle Taylor...
Dec 14, 2019 The new display went up Friday morning. (Facebook/Prince Albert Historical Society)
