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Building upon the long-term partnership between University of Winnipeg and Fisher River Cree Nation; Fisher River Health Services and Faculty members and students from Indigenous Studies and University of Winnipeg have been working together on Revitalization of traditional food project since October 2012. One of the outcomes of the project was a community food security manual ‘The forgotten traditional foods of Fisher River’ which was officially launched in Fisher River […]

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019 — Reyce Cochrane was excited when he put on his white coat at the Opening Assembly for the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry and the School of Dental Hygiene on Sept. 5. He thought about how hard he worked to get into dental school and how it all paid off. His inspiration to work tirelessly in school came from his grandfather, Harold Cochrane. “Even though my grandpa had a terrible experience with […]

This is to advise that if you had flooded basements or crawlspaces due to the Power outage please contact Candace Garson, Housing Manager at the band office at  645-2171. Thank you.

Fisher River Cree Nation has a Mental Health Wellness Team (MHWT) that is available to help individuals that may be experiencing feelings out of the ordinary, the MHWT ts here to support you through this difficult time by offering mental health counselling or one to one debnefing. If you want to reach out to a team member for support, "we are here for you". Contacts: Carol Cochrane - 204-308-1842 Madeline […]

CLARIFICATION ON GIFT CARDS AND FISHER RIVER GROCERY PURCHASE ORDERS: A $250.00 grocery card will be provided to every head of household (ie. Family) to help offset the food cost. The band will also provide an additional $100.00 Purchase Order that will be provided to every head of household (ie. Family) residing in the reserve 18 years and older. The $100.00 Purchase Order will be issued today from 10:00am to […]

UPDATE: Return Home Plan On October 17, 2019 the Fisher River Community members, except for members of 44A will be returning home. There will be five buses that will arrive at the Convention Center to pick up the community members at 12:00 (noon). Red Cross will transport the Community members from the hotels and take them to the Convention Center. Upon your arrival at Convention Center please proceed to the […]