New trustees say missing records cloud Trust projects at Meadows, daycare and Wellington
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By James Wastasecoot
Band members who went to the Peguis First Nation Real Estate Trust AGM on Feb. 7 at the Peguis Community Hall were served up with facts and opinion from trustees and band lawyer John Gailus, but left with many questions unanswered. Gailus presented a PowerPoint about two projects that have raised big questions in Peguis in recent years: the former Meadows golf course lands and the Wellington property in Winnipeg.
For many members, there has been little public information over the past four years. That left room for rumours and guesswork.
Meadows and daycare
One belief in the community was that the current Chief and Council stopped the Meadows development because they opposed former chief and consultant Andrew Marquess. Gailus told members that was not accurate. Gailus said: “I know this is controversial, because people are saying, oh, Chief and Council, they're the ones who stopped the development. No, that's not the case. There was a stop work order. December 12, 2023 from Red River Planning District on meadows, saying, you can't develop without a permit.”
He added: “On January 4 [2024] there's another letter to Purchase Co. saying you need to pay your property taxes. What Chief and Council did do is in March of 2024, they passed the BCR demanding that the trust cease all operations until the annual audits are produced for membership.”
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The Meadows Daycare: Who Really Owns the Land?
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By Trevor Greyeyes
EAST ST. PAUL – A brand-new daycare building is sitting empty and cold just off Highway 59. While many Peguis families need childcare, this $4 million project is stuck in a big argument between the Manitoba government and the Peguis First Nation Real Estate Trust (PFNRET).
The provincial government says they aren’t opening the doors because they are worried about who actually owns the land. But new documents found through an information request tell a different story.
CFS executive director absent from ‘emergency’ band meeting on Peguis CFS
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By James Wastasecoot
JAN 14, 2026 SELKIRK — An “emergency” community band meeting billed as an information session with Peguis Child and Family Services drew members to the Selkirk Recreation Complex, but the agency’s executive director did not attend, according to Chief Stan Bird.
The meeting, held Jan. 14, was called after concerns were raised by members living in Winnipeg, Selkirk and Peguis First Nation, with the notice stating the purpose was to give band members an opportunity to hear directly from Peguis CFS “Administration and Governance” in response to those concerns.
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Democracy is messy: Treaty 1 AGM
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By Trevor Greyeyes
Democracy is messy.
That is not a flaw — it is the price of legitimacy.
The Treaty One Annual Report 2024–2025 is titled From Vision to Reality: Building Nationhood. If Treaty One is serious about building nationhood, then it must also be serious about scrutiny, criticism, and uncomfortable questions.
Treaty One has published an annual report and held a public meeting in Winnipeg to release it. The report is available online.
The question is whether that, on its own, is enough.
CPIT meeting outlines restructuring push, audited results, and business risks as Peguis looks to rebuild economic footing
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By James Wastasecoot
Peguis First Nation faces major hurdles in charting a course for its economic development and prosperity aspirations. The meeting convened by the Chief Peguis Investment Trust (CPIT) at the Peguis Community Hall on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, gave an update to Peguis band members.
The community update featured presentations and discussion on how Peguis’ business holdings are structured, what recent audits show about performance, and what work remains to protect revenues and jobs while dealing with long-running governance and financial complications.
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