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Ten Prairie-based First Nations are suing the Canadian government over the loss of language, culture and tradition inflicted on communities by the modern First Nations child-welfare system. Chief David Crate of Fisher River Cree Nation north of Winnipeg is the lead plaintiff in the proposed class-action lawsuit filed Jan. 31 in Federal Court, the latest in a series of battles over the chronic underfunding of child and family services on reserves and in the […]

Emergency response teams here in Fisher River and surrounding communities continue to improve services and grow their expertise in all levels of emergencies that may occur in and around our community. Today, the Fisher River Fire Department, Peguis Fire Department, Fisher Branch RCMP and Peguis First Nation Paramedics to part in a mock disaster training exercise at Bay River Inn & Suites to find out where improvement can be made […]