Posted by Northern Pride on September 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
by Phil Ambroziak With few exceptions, there’s no shortage of municipal candidates for communities located in Saskatchewan’s northwest. Following the Sept. 19 nomination deadline, numerous names – both familiar and new – have been added to the list of official candidates for the Oct. 24 municipal Election Day. While some communities implemented a new policy … Read more
Filed under Top Stories · Tagged with Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Cole Bay, Green Lake, Ile-a-la Crosse, Jans Bay, Michel Village, Municipal election, Patuanak, St. George's Hill, Turnor Lake
Posted by Northern Pride on May 15, 2012 · Leave a Comment
by Phil Ambroziak Call it a show-stopping performance. Drama students from Rossignol High School in Ile-a-la Crosse competed at the Provincial Drama Festival in Regina May 10-12. And, even though they didn’t win, school staff said the students achieved something even more special. “They didn’t place, but it was quite an experience for them,” … Read more
by Phil Ambroziak Municipal officials in Ile-a-la Crosse believe the level of responsibility of some pet owners has gone to the dogs. The northern village continues to struggle with the ongoing issue of dogs at large. According to Cpl. Jason Olney of the Ile-a-la Crosse detachment of the RCMP, the community does employ a dog … Read more
Posted by Northern Pride on December 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Rhonda Cooper On the trading market or at the local gas pumps, diesel fuel is a hot commodity. Province wide, owners and operators of diesel powered vehicles are not only facing a shortage of diesel but also paying a premium price of up to a $1.30 per litre. “All gas stations are experiencing shortages,” … Read more
Posted by Northern Pride on December 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Mac Christie The outdoor ice rink in Beauval isn’t up and running yet, but some community members are hoping they’ll be able to get a new arena through a national contest. A group of citizens, spearheaded by Valleyview School teachers Sam Dawson and Andrew Wilson has entered Beauval in Kraft Hockeyville, a national contest … Read more
Filed under First Nations, Sports, Top Stories · Tagged with Andrew Wilson, Beauval, Fred Roy, hockey arena, Hockey Night in Canada, Ile-a-la Crosse, Kim Felske, Kraft Hockeyville, Minor hockey, Sam Dawson, Valleyview School
Posted by Northern Pride on December 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Rhonda Cooper Ile-a-la Crosse’s Rossignol High School Huskies battled to win the bronze medal at the SHSAA’s 4A boys volleyball provincial play downs Nov. 25-26 in Wilkie equalling their 2009 performance. Rossignol competed in a pool with Creighton, Oxbow, Shaunavon and Moose Jaw. In their opening match against Creighton, the Huskies recorded 25-22 and … Read more
Filed under First Nations, Schools, Sports · Tagged with bronze medals, Caronport, Carpenter High School, Glen Bouvier, Ile-a-la Crosse, Jonas Samson, meadow lake, Rossignol, SHSAA volleyball, sportsmanship award
Posted by Northern Pride on October 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Three candidates registered By Mac Christie The election race is heating up in the Athabasca constituency, with three candidates declared for the Nov. 7 vote. Incumbent Buckley Belanger of the NDP has represented the riding since 1995, first as Liberal and then an … Read more
Filed under Election 2011, Top Stories · Tagged with Athabasca, Bobby Woods, Buckley Belanger, Buffalo Narrows, Edna Daigneault, Green Party, Highways, Ile-a-la Crosse, NDP, Phil Elliott, Sask Party, Saskatchewan Provincial Election
Posted by Northern Pride on September 27, 2011 · 1 Comment
By Ben Ingram After the application deadline for the Common Experience Program passed on Sept. 19, some First Nations people are reflecting on their own experiences in residential schools. “I wouldn’t want to do that again, I’d rather have stayed with my parents,” Albert McCallum, a billet in the Rossignol School for eight years said … Read more
Posted by Northern Pride on September 13, 2011 · Leave a Comment
CLICK HERE for an audio slideshow about the harvest! By Mac Christie While heavy rains in most of the province have decimated this year’s wild rice, the Northwest is experiencing a bumper crop. “It’s an incredible crop this year,” said Brad Caisse, a rice harvester from Ile-a-la Crosse. In some of the central areas of … Read more
Filed under Agriculture, Top Stories · Tagged with Air boats, Beauval, Buffalo Narrows, Canoe River, Crop, Harvest, Ile-a-la Crosse, Kenora, La Loche, Northwest, Rain, Wild rice
Posted by Northern Pride on September 6, 2011 · Leave a Comment
By Mac Christie A burned-out shell is all that remains of the Beauval Arena, torched by fire in late April, but the community has started a drive to bring a facility back to the area. Thus far, the village’s fundraising has netted about $5,000 to put toward a new building, through three poker rallies and … Read more
