Housing Dept. Warns of Evictions After Brawl at Peguis Family Apartments
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Video of the June 20 fight circulated widely on social media, drawing community outrage
By James Wastasecoot
A violent altercation at the Peguis Family Apartment complex on June 20 has prompted a formal warning from the band's Housing Department, which says eviction notices may be issued against those involved.
Video footage of the fight circulated rapidly on social media in the days following the incident, drawing widespread outrage from community members and renewing allegations that housing management has taken a lax approach to drug activity and disruptive behaviour at the units.
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Quorum signs Peguis CFS extension BCR after Council meeting adjourned over disputed agenda item
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By James Wastasecoot
Terra Indigena News has learned that a quorum of Peguis Chief and Council has signed off on a Band Council Resolution authorizing a one-year extension to the Peguis Child and Family Services funding agreement, which expired March 31, 2026. The quorum includes Councillors Donna Sutherland, Terrence Sinclair, Mary Tyler Bear, Linda Sinclair (CFS portfolio holder).
Peguis flood mitigation plans detailed at band meeting
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Plans for immediate flood protection, highway and bridge upgrades, and longer-term mitigation work were laid out for Peguis First Nation members Monday at a band meeting at the Peguis Community Hall.
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ISC minister’s first flood-protection visit signals serious turn for Peguis
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By James Wastasecoot
PEGUIS FIRST NATION, May 21, 2026 — For the first time ever, a federal Minister of Indigenous Services Canada came to Peguis First Nation to sit down with Chief and Council and talk directly about how to protect the community from flooding, a signal that, after years of repeated flooding, evacuations, emergency responses and damage to homes and infrastructure, flood protection planning for Peguis is finally being treated as a serious priority.
Gull-Masty met with Chief Stan Bird and members of council as flood protection work begins moving from discussion to planning and construction. The meeting took place against the backdrop of a video showing the devastation from the 2022 flood, a reminder of what Peguis families have lived through and what leaders are trying to prevent from happening again.
Although the major spring flood expected this year did not arrive, the threat was real enough that Peguis mounted an unprecedented flood response. Workers and volunteer groups were brought together from inside and outside the community, including drivers, heavy equipment operators, sandbaggers, cooks and managers. Some came from as far away as Alberta and Ontario to help protect homes and property.
Now, Peguis is looking beyond emergency response.
At a May 8 technical meeting, Peguis council met with provincial and federal representatives, engineers and planners to begin work on dikes, raised roadways and bridge protection. John Logan of Manitoba Transportation and Infrastructure described the work as Phase 1 of the Peguis flood protection effort. That phase includes individual home dikes, neighbourhood dikes and a central community dike.
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ISC response to questions confirms problems in previous article, "The First Nations Financial Transparency Act is still on the books—but not enforced Published: 04 May 2026"
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By Trevor Greyeyes
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) indicated the First Nations Financial Transparency Act remains on the books, but is not enforced.
But the department cannot show whether transparency improved after federal enforcement effectively ended in 2015.
In responses to questions from Terra Indigena, Indigenous Services Canada confirmed that penalties under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act stopped nearly a decade ago as part of what it described as a shift toward reconciliation and First Nations led accountability approaches.
The department says accountability now relies more heavily on funding agreements, First Nations financial administration laws, and standards developed by the First Nations Financial Management Board.
ISC noted that more than 300 First Nations have adopted financial administration standards promoted by the board. The department also pointed to the New Fiscal Relationship grant and ongoing work tied to Ten Year Grants.
But when asked for measurable outcomes, compliance data, or evaluations showing whether transparency has improved since enforcement stopped, ISC provided little concrete evidence.
“Information on specific performance indicators related to these initiatives is not publicly reported in a single, consolidated format,” the department stated.
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