Casino now reserve

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The Northern Lights Casino in Prince Albert is now on reserve land.

The land on which the 1,600 seat casino sits, owned by Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, received reserve status on June 18, becoming the 18th urban reserve in Saskatchewan, and the third within the boundaries of Prince Albert.

The casino is owned by the 12 First Nations of the Prince Albert Grand Council-Black Lake Denesuline Nation, Cumberland House Cree Nation, Fond du Lac Denesuline Nation, Hatchet Lake Denesuline Nation, James Smith Cree Nation, Lac La Ronge First Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation, Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, Red Earth First Nation, Shoal Lake Cree Nation, Sturgeon Lake First Nation and Wahpeton Dakota Nation.

Prince Albert was also the site of the province's first urban reserve, created 19 years ago. Other urban reserves have since been created in Yorkton, Saskatoon, Meadow Lake, Fort Qu'Appelle, as well as in other smaller communities across Saskatchewan.