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North @ Noon News May 26

May 20, 2026

MBC News Host: Amber Bear

A new emergency shelter and healing facility officially opened called Iskwew-Awasis Waskaykan Women's Shelter on Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation land near Prince Albert.

The facility is a place of safety, healing, and hope for women, children, and families affected by domestic violence and crisis situations.

MBC news talked with Sherry Bates, the executive director of the new women's shelter about the new facility.

May 20, 2026
MBC News Host: Amber Bear
A new emergency shelter and healing facility officially opened called Iskwew-Awasis Waskaykan Women's Shelter on Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation land near Prince Albert.
The facility is a place of safety, healing, and hope for women, children, and families affected by domestic violence and crisis situations.
MBC news talked with Sherry Bates, the executive director of the new women's shelter about the new facility.

Iskwew-Awasis Waskaykan Women's Shelter 

May 26, 2026

MBC News Host: Danielle Dufour

On June 2nd the Kitchener Community school in Regina will be having a ribbon skirt fashion show for community members and student families to see the student’s creations.

“The Barbies are going to be walking down the red carpet,” said Brittany Johns.

Brittany Johns, from Pasqua First Nations, is the Grade 5-6 teacher who oversaw the Barbie ribbon skirt project.

“We wanted to incorporate First Nations culture, Metis culture, we wanted to incorporate representation in the classroom, and we wanted to teach them life skills,” said Johns.

The school has a significant number of Indigenous students.

“There’s two parts in my role, both engagement and attendance,” said Alison Kimbley the Indigenous Advocate at Kitchener school in Regina. “I firmly believe that for attendance to happen, students need to be meaningfully engaged.”

To kick off the project, the school knowledge keeper kohkum Diane came and spoke to the students.

To read the full article visit MBCradio.com

May 26, 2026
MBC News Host: Danielle Dufour
On June 2nd the Kitchener Community school in Regina will be having a ribbon skirt fashion show for community members and student families to see the student&rsquo;s creations.
&ldquo;The Barbies are going to be walking down the red carpet,&rdquo; said Brittany Johns.
Brittany Johns, from Pasqua First Nations, is the Grade 5-6 teacher who oversaw the Barbie ribbon skirt project.
&ldquo;We wanted to incorporate First Nations culture, Metis culture, we wanted to incorporate representation in the classroom, and we wanted to teach them life skills,&rdquo; said Johns.
The school has a significant number of Indigenous students.
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s two parts in my role, both engagement and attendance,&rdquo; said Alison Kimbley the Indigenous Advocate at Kitchener school in Regina. &ldquo;I firmly believe that for attendance to happen, students need to be meaningfully engaged.&rdquo;
To kick off the project, the school knowledge keeper kohkum Diane came and spoke to the students.
To read the full article visit <a href="https://www.mbcradio.com/2026/05/barbie-ribbon-skirts-hit-the-fashion-runway">MBCradio.com</a>

Kitchener School Makes Barbie Ribbon Skirts

May 21, 2026

MBC News Host: Danielle Dufour

The HIRE (Helping individuals reintegrate effectively)  program is changing the lives of young individuals who were once entangled in addictions, gangs, and correctional facilities.

“The age group is focused on ages 13 to 24 and primarily for Indigenous youth,” said Aaron Desjarlais the program manager.

 “We take guys coming from different walks of life … we have guys coming out of corrections, we have guys that are just looking for what to do moving forward in their lives,” said Robert Leyte, the employment supervisor for the HIRE program. “We go to the shop and make some really cool stuff and sell it on our Facebook page to continue funding our program.”

Colby Worm, from Kawacatoose First Nation, was a client of the HIRE program.

To continue reading the article visit MBCradio.com

May 21, 2026
MBC News Host: Danielle Dufour
The HIRE (Helping individuals reintegrate effectively) &nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/RtsisHIREprogram">program</a> is changing the lives of young individuals who were once entangled in addictions, gangs, and correctional facilities.
&ldquo;The age group is focused on ages 13 to 24 and primarily for Indigenous youth,&rdquo; said Aaron Desjarlais the program manager.
&nbsp;&ldquo;We take guys coming from different walks of life &hellip; we have guys coming out of corrections, we have guys that are just looking for what to do moving forward in their lives,&rdquo; said Robert Leyte, the employment supervisor for the HIRE program. &ldquo;We go to the shop and make some really cool stuff and sell it on our Facebook page to continue funding our program.&rdquo;
Colby Worm, from Kawacatoose First Nation, was a client of the HIRE program.
To continue reading the article visit <a href="https://www.mbcradio.com/2026/05/finding-the-right-path-support-through-reintegration">MBCradio.com</a>

North @ Noon News May 26

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