The Sapotaweyak Cree Nation and the Town of Swan River will sign a deal today for the second parcel of land the First Nation bought through a treaty land-entitlement agreement.
The agreement will see a city block that was once the location of the Swan River Valley Hotel on Main Street be transferred into an urban reserve. In 2012, the 1st agreement was signed for the first urban reserve in Swan River. After the land was transferred, the Club Sapp Gaming Centre was built. Mayor Gen McKenzie has said that this agreement is essentially the same as the 1st agreement between the two. There are two possible plans for the hotel site. They include a gas bar or a two story office building.
Once the agreement is signed, it will be sent to Winnipeg so the province can file a provincial order in council with Ottawa to officially convert the land to reserve status.
