Event Location: Batoche, SK

Minister of Northern Affairs, Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada, and Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency Dan Vandal (Saint Boniface-Saint Vital, Man.), on behalf of Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault (Laurier-Sainte-Marie, Que.), and Glen McCallum, President of the Métis Nation–Saskatchewan, will make an announcement at the Back to Batoche festival. This … Read more

Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan (St. John’s South–Mount Pearl, Nfld.) and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) will independently participate in the Back to Batoche Festival’s opening ceremony. At 10 a.m. (local time), Bennett will make an announcement with the Île-à-la-Crosse Steering Committee and the Métis Nation of Saskatchewan. This event will take place at … Read more

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) will participate in the opening ceremonies of the Back to Batoche Festival, where she will participate in the signing of a Framework Agreement on reconciliation with Métis Nation-Saskatchewan. This event will take place on the Main Stage of the Batoche Festival Grounds. Call 819-997-0002.

Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett (Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont.) will be participating in the opening ceremonies of the Back to Batoche Celebrations. Bennett will arrive at the festival’s opening ceremony by canoe, accompanied by the youth of La Loche, where she will deliver opening remarks and be available to the media. The event will be held at … Read more

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) will be participating in Back to Batoche Days and attend the closing ceremonies for the Saskatchewan First Nations Summer Games. The event will be held at the Back to Batoche Site, Batoche, Saskatchewan. Call 819-997-0002.

Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, BC) will be participating in Back to Batoche Days in Batoche, Sk. The event will be held at the Back to Batoche Site. Call 819-997-0002. 

On behalf of Veterans Affairs Minister Steven Blaney (Levis-Bellechasse, QC), Conservative MP Brad Trost (Saskatoon-Humbolt, Sk) will announce funding to build a new memorial in honour of Metis Veterans at the Metis Veterans Memorial Garden. Call 613-992-7468.

Liberal Leader Bob Rae (Toronto Centre, ON) will attend the Back to Batoche celebration. Call 613-943-4995.