May 22, 2026
After decades of negotiations over former railway land in Meadow Lake, Flying Dust First Nation has broken ground on the first phase of a multi-million-dollar commercial development expected to include retail space, offices and a future hotel complex.
Leaders from Flying Dust, the City of Meadow Lake and the RM of Meadow Lake gathered Thursday along Railway Avenue for a sod-turning ceremony to mark the start of construction on the first building, a two-storey commercial and office development valued at roughly $6 million to $7 million.
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