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FISHER RIVER CREE NATION, MB, June 16, 2017 /CNW/ - The Government of Canada believes every First Nation child should get the best start in life and is committed to working in partnership with First Nations to support a quality education and learning environments for their youth.Today, the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, congratulated Fisher River Cree Nation on the ground-breaking for its new grade 7 to 12 school. The […]

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the electors of the Fisher River Cree Nation will be held at the Fisher River Cree Nation Community Hall on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 beginning at 6:00pm until at least 9:00pm for the purpose of nominating candidates for the positions of Chief (One Position) and Councillors (Fours Positions) of the Fisher River Cree Nation for the next term (Two Years). To vote in […]

The term “matrimonial real property” (MRP) refers to the house or land that a couple lives on or benefits from while they are married or in a common law relationship. In 1986, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that provincial and territorial laws on MRP do not apply to reserve land.Previously, the Indian Act did not contain any laws that apply to MRP on reserve land. This gap in the […]

Fisher River Cree Nation members and Charles Sinclair School students Keaton Amos, Victoria Garson and Kierra Spence; won scholarships to spend a week at a Canadian university interacting with scientists in their research laboratories.About The Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education ProgramThe Verna J. Kirkness Science and Engineering Education Program addresses the under-representation of First Nations, Métis and Inuit students at Canadian universities. One of the factors contributing to this is […]

The projects are expected to bring an additional $7.5 million into the community through job creation, local trades employment and required services in the surrounding area.Fisher River Cree Nation in Manitoba has announced the construction of major building projects, with ground-breaking ceremonies held today, May 24. With the ground-breaking, the community begins construction on a new $25.5 million school for grades 7-12 school, a $4.3 million community centre and a $3.6 million […]

Fisher River Cree Nation’s fishers sent a blunt message to the provincial Conservatives by “opting in” to a formal contract with the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation.FRCN’s McBeth Fisheries signed the contractApril 21, becoming the first community to definitivelystand with the federally run corporation withwhich the province intends to sever ties.The contract will take effect upon the passing ofBill 23, which will remove Manitoba from the FreshwaterFish Marketing Act.“We’re standing united […]