Opaskwayak Cree Nation Chief Christian Sinclair spoke to Arctic Radio to give an update on how the community is doing.

The investments the community made in the cannabis industry is paying off. The plan to use the money the community has made for projects including the construction of an office building at the Otineka Mall.

There are plans to build an Elders Youth Centre to provide elders with an opportunity to work more closely with the community’s youth. The proposal for the centre was sent to the Federal Government and it was approved late last year

The community is also in the process of transitioning from the RCMP to the Manitoba First Nations Police Service.