Economic Development

On Saturday September 21, 2019; Business Delegates from China visited the Community. Chief David Crate and Lorne Cochrane (Chariman, Fisher River Economic Development Corporation) met with the group; the focus of the visit and the discussion that followed after introductions were mainly focused on potential future business partnerships. After the meeting, the group did a tour of the community and also drove down to the Bay River Developments. Following the […]

NEW PHARMACEUTICAL PARTNERSHIP WITH TACHE PHARMACY FISHER RIVER CREE NATION, MB - Fisher River Cree Nation (FRCN), through the Fisher River Economic Development Corporation (and the Ochekwi-Sipi Personal Care Home and Fisher River Home and Community Care Program), has entered into an advantageous agreement with Tache Pharmacy to provide pharmaceutical services to FRCN members. Tache Pharmacy provides free city-wide delivery and online prescription refills. They have a special interest in providing […]

Forty-five First Nations, Indigenous businesses and programs to receive more than $27 million to expand their business activities and pursue new economic opportunities VICTORIA, March 13, 2018 /CNW/ – Indigenous businesses and programs across the West will have support to grow their operations and create jobs in Indigenous communities thanks to new funding from the Government of Canada. Today at the Songhees Nation, the Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Minister […]