by MBC News | Jan 2, 2018
A 34-year-old woman from Onion Lake Cree Nation has been charged after a stabbing incident that happened the week before Christmas. On December 21, Meadow Lake RCMP were called to the Waterhen Lake First Nation about a 26-year-old man suffering from a stab wound. The...
by MBC News | Jan 2, 2018
A 22-year-old man is back in court next month after a drug seizure in Meadow Lake. On December 22, Meadow Lake RCMP stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. Police say they found 5.5 kilograms of marijuana and several thousand dollars in the vehicle. Lucas Mitsuing...
by MBC News | Dec 27, 2017
One of the people injured in a plane crash earlier this month near Fond du Lac has died. The family of Arson Fern Jr. announced his death on a GoFundMe page set up after the crash. The West Wind Aviation plane with 25 people on board went down on December 13, 2017,...
by MBC News | Dec 23, 2017
In the wake of a plane crash near Fond du Lac earlier this month that resulted in several passengers being hurt, some seriously, Transport Canada has suspended West Wind Aviation’s Air Operator Certificate, which prohibits the company from providing commercial air...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2017
The Tolko OSB mill in Meadow Lake is celebrating two years without a lost-time accident. Tolko says the milestone was reached on November 12. The Meadow Lake operation is one of the first to be recognized under Tolko’s new Safety Recognition Program for...
by MBC News | Dec 22, 2017
A new agreement between the Treaty 4 Territory and the federal government is aiming to completely transform education in the region. A letter of understanding was recently signed that would see both parties work toward the establishment of a new First Nation education...
by MBC News | Dec 21, 2017
FSIN Chief Bobby Cameron. File photo. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is asking for an apology from Canadian Tire for an alleged incident involving a First Nations elder earlier this week. The FSIN says the incident happened at the North Battleford...
by MBC News | Dec 21, 2017
The economic arm of the Mistawasis First Nation has entered a partnership to purchase a mining contracting company. Misty Ventures announced this morning their purchase of Xtreme Mining and Demolition alongside the Hamilton Construction Corporation. The two partners...
by MBC News | Dec 21, 2017
A $2-million grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research will go towards combating AIDS and HIV on First Nations reserves. The money will go to Dr. Stuart Skinner, a clinician, and researcher based at the University of Saskatchewan. Skinner is currently...
by MBC News | Dec 20, 2017
Both engines of the West Wind Aviation turboprop passenger plane were operating when the plane hit the ground shortly after takeoff from the Fond du Lac airport last Wednesday night. The information was released today during a media briefing held by Transportation...
