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Master of Architecture student Andrea McIntosh is one of nine students and emerging practitioners selected by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA) for a workshop exploring the future of Indigenous-led design in the circumpolar North.  The six-month program, Futurecasting: Indigenous-led Architecture and Design in the Arctic, includes seminars, a trip to Norway, and an exhibit at the CCA showcasing the work produced by participants.  “This project presents something rare — an opportunity […]

Knowledge Keepers Christmas Dinner For Elders 65+ and their partners. Open to FRCN members & residents of Fisher River only. December 21st, 2021 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM FRCN Community Hall Pre-registration is required for attendance; First 100 people will be accepted. Please call 204-260-9240 (Tanya) to register. All attending must be double vaccinated and have proof of vaccination. All Covid-19 protocols will be adhered to.

The Hydrologic Forecast Centre of Manitoba Infrastructure advises that water bodies in the province are in the process of freezing over. Ice is still very thin and larger rivers still have open water in some areas. The centre cautions: snowmobilers, skiers and others are advised not to venture onto rivers and lakes if at all possible due to the danger of falling through; thin ice is often covered by snow, […]

Fisher River Congratulates Cochrane Saxberg as they have made the list for Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2021!   Globe and Mail partnered with Statista to determine which law firms in Canada are held in the highest esteem by their colleagues. Canada’s best law firms are identified across 28 different practice areas. The results reflect the 200 firms, among more than 30,000 existing law firms in the country, that received […]

Carol Cochrane sits on a bench, a glossy new cookbook perched on her lap. She's in the centre of town at Fisher River Cree Nation, about 175 kilometres north of Winnipeg. Her feathered, salt-and-pepper hair blows in the breeze as she flips through the pages and reads some passages aloud. "Me and my great-grandfather used to get fish in the bay before the water was polluted," she reads from the […]

This is to advise all Fisher River Cree Nation members that due to budget constraints, only emergency repairs will be considered until the new fiscal year (2021/2022). Emergency repairs include NO heat or NO water for Elders who reside by themselves and for social assistance clients, which is confirmed through the social assistance department. Please call this number for after hour emergencies - 431.256.0554 Employed members and E.I. recipients remain […]

It has come to the attention of Chief and Council that Owen Hall has been trespassing on the reserve and residing in a home owned by FRCN without authorization from FRCN; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: THAT Chief and Council on behalf of FRCN hereby Order that Owen Hall be removed from the reserve pursuant to section 3.3 of By-Law No. 2017-13.