On May 1st, 2020, Long Plain First Nation (LPFN) received a Financial Management System (FMS) Certificate from the First Nations Financial Management Board (FMB). This means their finance and administrative governance practices now meet FMB standards, which are based on internationally recognized standards of financial management. About Long Plain First Nation: A signatory to Treaty…
For members who did not get a copy of the 2018-2019 Annual Report, you can now download below. Download Here
Dates Locations Time Wednesday, Dec.4, 2019 Spirit Lodge, Long Plain #6 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019 Keeshkeemaquah Reserve 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm Purpose of the Tribal Workshops To present, review and discuss: 1. the proposed “Schedule F” Honorarium Scale for Chief and Council; 2. and two by-Laws: a. Curfew of…
Canada and Treaty One First Nations sign Comprehensive Settlement Agreement for Kapyong Barracks August 30, 2019 – Winnipeg, Manitoba – National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces In the spirit of collaboration and renewed relationships, the Government of Canada and the Treaty One First Nations today signed a Comprehensive Settlement Agreement for the former Kapyong Barracks…
OTTAWA — The abandoned Kapyong Barracks lands could include a daycare, hotel, Indigenous hospice, war museum and gas bar, according to initial renderings of how local First Nations envision the site. Renderings commissioned by Treaty One First Nations show the the 160-acre site could also include sports facilities and mixed-use buildings, in the first detailed…
Portage la Prairie is getting its first new hotel in three decades thanks to an initiative on an urban reserve. Long Plain First Nation will spend $10 million to build a Microtel Inn and Suites on its urban reserve along the TransCanada Highway at Portage. Read full article here
Yesterday Long Plain First Nation voted in their new Chief and Council for the next four years. Long Plain First Nation voted in their new Chief and Council for the next four years. Voters took to the polls from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Spirit Lodge and all other designated voting stations. Votes were…
Through the smoke of burning sage and sweetgrass the future of the Kapyong Barracks site in south Winnipeg became a little clearer Wednesday morning. Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr (Winnipeg South Centre) — Manitoba’s lone member of cabinet — and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan gathered with 10 First Nations Chiefs and Grand Chiefs at Assiniboia…
LONG PLAIN FIRST NATION NOTICE TO OFF-RESERVE SOCIAL ASSISTANCE 18+ YEARS OF AGE COVID RELIEF Eligibility Criteria: Tribal citizens must be 18 years of age as of September 11, 2020. Current bank statement, or cheque stub. Completed application for COVID relief off-reserve request form provided by LPFN. Deadline for applications is Friday, October 16, 2020.…
HOUSING SELECTION 55+ Units Joyce Lillie Larry Prince Josephine Longclaws Cecilia Roulette Joe Cameron Ivy Peters Disability Units – 68 Robert Francis Pam Peters 113 Keesh Drive Gage Woods 126 Rodeo Bay (Burn-out) Pam Wescoupe 6- One Bedroom Units Shane Woods (Rivers unit ) Sheila Myran (near store) Troy Meeches (near store) Jessie Laporte (Rivers…
The Long Plain First Nation Housing Manager is to carry out and/or oversee a wide variety of housing related tasks and responsibilities. Reports housing matters to the Chief and Council. Reports general administration matters to the Tribal Administrator and/or Councillor with Portfolio for program direction. The incumbent will liaise with external agencies and organizations in…
The Keeshkeemaquah urban reserve beside Portage recently completed some housing for 55-plus residents, and is working on more. “We are working on some more 55-plus triplexes — a couple of them — and a duplex here,” says Chief Dennis Meeches. “It’s a disability duplex just on Cottonwood Drive.” Meeches notes they are also working on…
OTTAWA — A Manitoba residential school has been deemed a national historic site, which local First Nations plan to use to educate the world about what happened across Canada. “The story needs to be told through Indigenous eyes,” Chief Dennis Meeches of Long Plain First Nation said. He took part in a pipe ceremony Tuesday…
2 Community Health Nurse Positions 1.0 EFT & 0.8 EFT Registered Nurse, CRNM Certificate POSITION PURPOSE As part of the Long Plain Health care team, the Community Health Nurses deliver comprehensive health promotion, community health and disease prevention programs for health concerns identified by the community. These programs are designed in partnership with community…
Long Plain First Nation Chief & Council are excited to announce the plans for the new Long Plain First Nation Wellness & Education Centre. Construction is projected to being in the Spring of 2021, with the infrastructure work projected to begin this fall. See Site Plan and Q&A below: Q and A August 5,…
PUBLIC SAFETY ANNOUNCEMENT Monday, July 27, 2020 As per the Pandemic Coordinator, Long Plain First Nation is reinstating the Curfew By-Law as of Monday, July 27, 2020 to begin at 11:00 pm to 8 am. Check Stops will be located on Highway 305 at the main entrance to Long Plain. Security will continue to patrol…
It has come to our attention that a person who has tested positive for COVID-19 visited the Dakota Tipi VLT gaming center on July 17, 18, & 19, 2020 at various times of the day and evening. If you were at the Dakota Tipi VLT gaming center on those dates, we would like to ask…
Long Plain First Nation has turned ground on its state of the art Truck and Travel Centre. The new centre hopes to provide a Convenience Store, truckers lounge, fuel and diesel services, and truck and trailer parking. Plenty of dignitaries were in attendance including Grand Chief Jerry Daniels, Portage Mayor Irvine Ferris, R.M of Portage Deputy…
