Author Archives: Daniel Barker-Tremblay
Grocery stores issuing recall of turkeys ahead of Thanksgiving
Health Canada has issued a recall for the Sunrise Farms Young turkey with Giblets, over non harmful microbial contamination and possible spoilage. The recall says the products were sold ...
Oct 07, 2023 Turkey Dinner
Oil Kings to host Thanksgiving Day Matinee in support of Edmonton's Food Bank
The Edmonton Oil Kings are set to host a Thanksgiving game matinee in support of Edmonton's Food Bank when they take on the Lethbridge Hurricanes on October 9th. Windspeaker Radio...
Oct 06, 2023
New transitional housing site in Lac La Biche County set to open in the fall
Lac La Biche's new transitional housing facility located next to the Alexander Hamilton Community Park is nearing it's opening date in the fall. The facility which is built on municipal property is ai...
Oct 06, 2023 Lac La Biche Transitional Housing facility (Photo submitted)
Charges laid in connections to a killing of a Maskwacis resident
A 25-year-old man from Wetaskiwin, south of Edmonton, is accused of second-degree murder after a man from the Ermineskin Cree Nation died in hospital. RCMP were called to an aggravated assault complai...
Oct 06, 2023
Children's Charity see's higher number of applications amid rising inflation costs in Alberta
With the rise of inflation across the province of Alberta, the Children's Charity Kidsport is now seeing a huge spike in applications this year compared to previous years. Kelly Oehlerking, executive ...
Oct 05, 2023 Kidsport Logo (Photo Submitted)
Bonnyville Friendship Centre honoring the MMEIP and Stolen Children
The Bonnyville Friendship Centre will be honoring the Stolen Children and Missing Murdered Exploited Indigenous People at the Bonnyville Centennial Centre. Janet Gobert, CEO of the Bonnyville Native F...
Oct 03, 2023 Bonnyville Friendship Centre's Honoring the MMEIP and Stolen Children
Grande Prairie honors National Day of Truth and Reconciliation in Muskoseepi Park
Many citizens from the city of Grande Prairie gathered in Muskoseepi Park to refelct and pay their respects to the many children who where lost and the survivors of Residential School on Orange Shirt ...
Oct 01, 2023 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Muskoseepi Park in the City of Grande Prairie (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
Memorandum signed between Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta and the U of A
The University of Alberta and Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta have entered into a memorandum of Relational understanding at advancing opportunities for Indigenous students. Treaty 8 Fi...
Sep 28, 2023 Memorandum signing between Grand Chief of Education Billy Joe Laboucan of Treaty 8 and Verna Yiu (Photo submitted)
Fee's waived for Residential School and Sixties Scoop survivors to reclaim their Indigenous name
The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police (AACP) announced that survivors of Residential School and Sixties Scoop will have their fees waved by all police agencies in Alberta who wish to reclaim the...
Sep 28, 2023 Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police Logo (Photo submitted)
Groundbreaking ceremony for first of it's kind affordable housing for Indigenous youth
Treaty 8 Urban Child and Family Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 35-million dollar affordable housing facility supported by Indigenous Service Canada, the Government of Alberta and ...
Sep 27, 2023 Helmets and shovels from the Treaty 8 Youth transitional housing site (Photo Credits - Daniel Barker-Tremblay)
