Makwa Sahgaiehcan Archives

AFN’s Bellegarde demanding “immediate” meeting with Valcourt

10 years ago By APTN National News

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is demanding an “immediate meeting” with Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt in the wake of a deadly fire on a Saskatchewan First Nation that left two children dead.

Fire department did not respond to deadly fire because FN 3 months behind on fire bill

10 years ago By Jorge Barrera

The Loon Lake volunteer fire department did not respond to a deadly house fire Tuesday on a neighbouring First Nation [cut “reserve”] because the band council was three months behind on its fire bill, according to documents obtained by APTN National News.