George Gordon First Nation elects new chief

George Gordon First Nation elects new chief

George Gordon First Nation. Photo courtesy of Manfred Joehnck. “It is now time to come together and work together,” said the new chief of the George Gordon First Nation. John McNab was elected chief yesterday in a hotly contested by-election that was...
Pelican Narrows general evacuation order lifted

Pelican Narrows general evacuation order lifted

Junction of Highway 106 and 135 Sunday. Photo courtesy of Saskatchewan Department of Highways. The general evacuation order for Pelican Narrows has been lifted. Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation Chief Peter A. Beatty gave the order at 1:36 Wednesday afternoon on the...
George Gordon First Nation members head to the polls

George Gordon First Nation members head to the polls

Election poster. Courtesy of George Gordon First Nation. Members of the George Gordon First Nation, about 110 kilometres north of Regina, are going to the polls today to elect a new chief and band councillor in controversial by-elections. The council position became...