Saugeen First Nation COVID update

Saugeen First Nation Councillor and Health Board Chair, Doran Ritchie, will be presenting up-dates on a regular basis regarding the COVID outbreak at Saugeen...

Local resident becomes a Red Cross volunteer

Local Southampton resident, John Willetts, recently returned from a Red Cross mission to Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario. Willetts comes from a family of...

Paddlers gather to remember – Every Child Matters

It was a perfect summer day as approximately 50 paddlers gathered at the mouth of the Saugeen River in Southampton (Saugeen Shores). They were there...

Saugeen First Nation – State of Emergency

In the recent update issued on Friday, the date of the stay-at-home order should read Friday, July 2nd 8:00 p.m.

Canada Day 2021 a time of reflection and remembrance

Canada Day 2021 was not a time for celebration and the mammoth flag in Southampton flew at half-mast, all as a somber reminder and...

Saugeen First Nation – COVID outbreak update July 1, 2021

Saugeen First Nation Band Councillor Melissa Snowdon issued a recent statement on July 1st to update the community on the status of its recent...

Canada Day Walk for Indigenous Residential Children

    On this Canada Day, local communities may be raising awareness of Indigenous Residential Children. The Grey Bruce Health Unit has the responsibility to identify risk...

Niigaanibatowaad: FrontRunners – a story that took 32 years and is still unfinished

In 2007, with the  Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, local author Laura Robinson wrote and co-produced the story of the 10 First Nation teenage boys...

Bruce Power supplier partners donate to the Saugeen Ojibway Nation’s Youth Leaders in Training...

    In recognition of National Indigenous Peoples Day today (June 21), Bruce Power’s supplier partners are making a donation of $50,000 to the Saugeen Ojibway...

The ‘scoop’ of children happened close to home in Bruce County

We have all heard in mainstream media about the tragic and almost unbelievable story of 215 First Nations children that were found buried at...

Cement barriers installed at Sauble Beach without consultation

At the recent Saugeen First Nation Band meeting that was live-streamed, it was brought forward that there was an issue with South Bruce Peninsula's...

Saugeen leased-land cottagers receive a reprieve

For some 87 cottagers on Saugeen First Nation's leased land lots, the past few months have been anxious ones as they waited for their...

Bruce Power re-certified at highest level by Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business

  Bruce Power has been awarded a Gold level certification for the third time by Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) for excellence in Indigenous...

Natural Gas Expansion for Saugeen First Nation

The Ontario government is providing up to $1.8 million to expand natural gas to households and businesses in Saugeen First Nation. Bill Walker, Associate...