Design contract awarded for new school in Pinehouse

Design contract awarded for new school in Pinehouse

The provincial government has awarded the design contract for a new replacement school in Pinehouse. The new school in the northern community will replace the Minahik Waskahigan High School. It was approved it last year’s budget and is expected to be completed...
Critical water system emergency affecting Pelican Narrows

Critical water system emergency affecting Pelican Narrows

Residents of Pelican Narrows are being asked to conserve water. The Peter Ballantyne Cree Nations says crews are working on problems with the community’s water intake system. The issue is limiting the amount of water entering the treatment system. Residents are...
Meadow Lake RCMP continue to look for Julianne Cardinal after drug bust

RCMP provide update on Big Island Lake Cree Nation situation

RCMP say no arrests have been made following a fatal shooting and dangerous persons alert on Big Island Lake Cree Nation last month. The RCMP issued the dangerous persons alert on December 30 after one person was killed and three people were injured in a shooting....
UPDATED: MISSING PERSON: Have you seen Thomas Corrigal

UPDATED: MISSING PERSON: Have you seen Thomas Corrigal

UPDATE – RCMP and communitie member continue ground searches for Thomas Corrigal, but he has not yet been located. Anyone willing to helpin the search is asked to gather at the Ile a la Crosse Friendship Centre on Tuesday at 10 am. Residents of the community are...
Internal government records flag gaps in federal dam oversight

Internal government records flag gaps in federal dam oversight

Photo: Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario, is a 2.8‑megawatt hydroelectric generating station operated under the Dominion Water Power Act/Photo by Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0) By Sonal Gupta Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s National Observer Hydroelectric...