READ REPORT HERE Indigenous people in Manitoba pump billions of dollars to the provincial economy each year, according to a new report that aims to give a clearer picture of the economic impact of First Nations, Métis and Inuit people. Total spending by Indigenous governments, businesses and households in the province added up to $9.3…
Long Plain First Nation and Arrowhead Development Corporation is pleased to announce our Petro-Canada located on our Madison Reserve has been nominated for 2018 Associate of the Year Award from Petro-Canada. “You were nominated because of the leadership you provide you team, your territory, and your community. You also consistently maintain high standards with your strong…
Customers young and old turned out in droves to get a taste of the region’s first legal cannabis dispensary. High Tide, Ultra Sour, Super Skunk and Ghost Train Haze are just a couple varieties of the herb available at the retail store, located at 79 Keesekeemaquah Drive at the west end of Crescent Road on…
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
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (August 2nd, 2018) – MasterBUILT Hotels (“MasterBUILT”), one of Canada’s leading hotel development and management companies, in partnership with the Long Plain First Nation and Arrowhead Development Corporation, are pleased to announce the ground breaking of the Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham (“Microtel”) in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba located on Keeshkeemaquah…
Long Plain First Nation celebrated the completion of four new houses today. Chief Dennis Meeches says they were approved for a loan from the First Nation Market Housing Fund. “A few years back we were approved for 5.7 million dollar fund to build home ownership projects,” notes Meeches. “We’re very excited by it. Going forward,…
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…
OTTAWA — Almost 14 years after the Canadian military decamped from Kapyong Barracks, the federal government is set to sign an agreement with Treaty 1 First Nations, marking the first public sign of progress in divesting the property in years. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan’s office said he’ll be in Winnipeg on Wednesday to announce “the…
Manitoba has identified four companies that will be allowed to operate retail locations for recreational cannabis The province says it has conditionally accepted proposals from: Consortium of Delta 9 Cannabis Inc. and Canopy Growth Corporation — Delta 9 operates an 80,000 square foot production facility in Winnipeg and expects to hire approximately 100 people for production and…