by MBC News | Oct 2, 2020
Construction is underway for the new band office at Cumberland House Cree Nation. A sod-turning ceremony was held this week. The new facility will replace the previous band office, which was destroyed by fire last December. The new office will house the band’s...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2020
The Montreal Lake Cree Nation has elected its first female chief. In an election Wednesday, Joyce Naytowhow-McLeod defeated incumbent chief Frank Roberts by 142 votes. Eldon Henerson was re-elected urban councillor over his next closest challenger Darren Bird by 27...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2020
The Prince Albert Grand Council’s Women’s Commission will soon be set to install a monument along the banks of the Prince Albert River as a place for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls to come and honour and pray. The idea for the monument...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2020
Saskatchewan Lieutenant Governor Russ Mirasty was in Prince Albert Wednesday for Orange Shirt Day. The day is held every Sept. 30 to bring greater awareness of the residential school system and its impacts on Indigenous Canadians. As part of this year’s event,...
by MBC News | Oct 1, 2020
The Saskatchewan NDP has committed to building a brand-new hospital and bridge in Prince Albert. Party leader Ryan Meili made the dual pledges during a campaign stop in the city Wednesday. He also said both projects while be built using provincial companies and labour...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2020
A University of Saskatchewan professor has been awarded a research grant to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Indigenous businesses. Ken Coates, who is the Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation at the university, has been given $25,000 to examine...
by MBC News | Sep 30, 2020
The Parkland Elks U18 AA hockey team is getting set for the season. This year, the Shellbrook-based club features a handful of players from northern Saskatchewan. One of those players is 2005-born forward Sage Roberts from the Lac La Ronge Indian Band. “I’d like to...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2020
The White Cap Dakota First Nation and the Saskatoon Public Schools Division renewed their historic education agreement Tuesday. The two parties, along with the federal government, are part of the tripartite agreement. The education partnership, originally signed in...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2020
The Big River First Nation has partnered with the University of Saskatchewan to provide much needed dental services in the northern community. The new dental clinic opened in the community on Sept. 28. Dr. Amrinderbir Singh is the director of inclusive community care...
by MBC News | Sep 29, 2020
The Lac La Ronge Indian Band is mourning the loss of one of its elders. According to a band press release, Jacob George Venne passed away on Sept. 21. In the release, Chief Tammy Cook-Searson says Venne was a well-respected member of the community who will be greatly...
