PRINCE ALBERT Red Dress Day is bittersweet for Krista Fox. She’s a close friend of missing woman Ashley Morin’s family and a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) advocate. While the fifth of May is another day to spread awareness about the issue, it also unlocks a lot of hurt. “Everybody’s sharing, and we want that. We want Ashley’s face out there, but the pain that comes along with it is really tough,” said Fox through tears. Morin, who is from Ahtakakoop Cree Nation west of Prince Albert, was last seen in North Battleford on July 10, 2018. RCMP is investigating her case as a homicide.
Métis Nation-Saskatchewan donates Chromebooks to Sask. Rivers
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Recently the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division received a donation of Chromebooks from the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) and has been distributing them over the past two weeks to schools in the division.
Superintendent Jennifer Hingley explained that they were received and then processed before being sent to schools.
“We received 400 Chromebooks from the Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S). That is a lot. It was a very generous donation,” Hingley explained.
Hingley explained that the division appreciated the thoughtfulness of MN-S thinking about what students need. This will help the division address challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the goal of further diversifying its ranks, the Prince Albert Police Service has entered into a special new partnership with Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) Western Region II.
Two successful Métis applicants will be part of a six month mentoring program. Upon successful completion they will get hired by the police service and go to Regina for formal training at the Saskatchewan Police College. Police Chief Jon Bergen said the police service works hard to represent the community.
“We are in many ways leading across the country and definitely representing our community, but we know we can do better on that and we know this program will offer that,” he said.
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