Saskatchewan

Uranium's Chilling Effects

dawn — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 20:15:14 +0000

Community participation stifled as industry expands in northern Saskatchewan

PINEHOUSE, SASKATCHEWAN—Dale Smith’s worn nylon fishing net gradually untangles as it falls into the lake. Smith stands against an endless Saskatchewan summer sky, his hands gently guiding the gillnet over the starboard bow and then pulling the float line taught while the boat slides slowly sternway through the water, motor humming quietly.

Tar Sands, Saskatchewan

dawn — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:18:20 +0000

Extreme extraction plans rejected by local residents

LA LOCHE, SASKATCHEWAN—La Loche is almost the end of the road in northwestern Saskatchewan, 600 kilometres north of Saskatoon. Even the kids play in Dene here. It’s one of the things other northerners describe about the place: some 90 per cent of the 3,500 people in the town of La Loche and the neighbouring Clearwater River Dene Nation still speak their language.

Carving the Prairie Commons

correybaldwin — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:15:47 +0000

Ranchers divided on federal divestment from community pasturelands

WINNIPEG—Prairie community pastures and grasslands amounting to one and a half times the size of Prince Edward Island may soon be privatized, and ranchers’ reactions are mixed.

Subminimum on the Prairies

SandraCuffe — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:12:10 +0000

Minimum wage for workers with disabilities an ongoing struggle

WINNIPEG—Provisions to the labour code that allow employers to pay workers with disabilities less than minimum wage have somehow persisted until 2013 in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and are finally to be removed. But they’re still on the books in Alberta.