The bison release at Poundmaker Cree Nation. (Submitted video/Priscilla Checkosis)
Battle River Bison Preservation funded the preparations, applied to receive the bison, and then gifted them to Poundmaker Cree Nation.
Favel said having the pure plains bison running on the first nation will be a great source of pride to the community.
Poundmaker Cree Nation Chief Duane Antoine said the nation has not had bison in the community for more than a century so the return is meaningful to the people.
“It’s nice to see the buffalo back home roaming in our home territory…,” he said. “They looked after our ancestors for years. It is time we looked after them. We will take what we need for our own use, but we won’t be hunting them.”
Author of the article: Kelly-Anne Riess
Publishing date: Feb 01, 2021 • February 1, 2021 • 2 minute read • Bob Buckle (left), chairman for the Cold Lake Regional Utility Services Commission, and Greg Sawchuk, Chair of the Bonnyville Regional Water Commission ,sign a supply agreement on Jan. 26 at the Water Transfer Station south of Cold Lake. Photo by Kelly-Anne Riess /Postmedia
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Bonnyville residents will be drinking Cold Lake water this week after a supply agreement was signed between the Cold Lake Regional Utility Services Commission and the Bonnyville Regional Water Commission on Jan.26.
The agreement details the pricing, as well as the distribution framework, with Cold Lake RUSC being the supplier of the water to the BRWSC.
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A 23-year-old man is facing manslaughter and assault charges after a woman was found dead on Frog Lake First Nation.
On Dec. 26 just before 4 p.m., Elk Point RCMP responded to a report of a woman found dead outside on the First Nation. She has since been identified as 29-year-old Louanne Martha Cardinal, of Saddle Lake First Nation.
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Police then conducted an investigation into the timeline of Cardinal’s activities that included gathering witness statements, interviews and the examination of several scenes.
Elk Point RCMP charge man in death of Saddle Lake First Nation woman
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A 23-year-old man has been charged in the death of a Saddle Lake First Nation woman.
Elk Point RCMP received a report of a woman’s body located outside of Frog Lake First Nation on December 26 just before 4 p.m. Officers launched an investigation and identified the woman as Louanne Martha Cardinal. They then gathered witness statements with help from the Eastern Alberta District General Investigation Section and Crime Reduction Unit.
The Major Crimes Unit was deployed and took over the investigation on December 28. An autopsy was conducted as well as more interviews and multiple scenes were examined.