Two inmates escape federal healing lodge in Crane River 

Police are searching for two men who escaped a federal, minimum-security healing lodge Thursday.

Staff members at O-chi-chak-ko-sipi Healing Lodge in Crane River discovered the men were missing at about 7 p.m.

Clifford Lamirande, 33, is 5-11 in height about 230 pounds. He has a medium complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. He has tattoos on his right hand, left hand, neck and right calf, the Correctional Service of Canada said in a news release Friday.

He is serving a nearly seven-year sentence for sexual assault with a weapon, sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm, aggravated assault, assault with intentional use of force and uttering threats.

Cory Everett, 39, is 5-6 in height and about 150 pounds, with a medium complexion, brown eyes and black hair. He has tattoos on his right forearm and hand, left forearm and hand, chest, back and left ring finger.

He is serving a sentence of more than five years for possession of a controlled substance, possession of property obtained by crime (trafficking) under $5,000, escape or being at large without excuse and flight from a peace officer.

The correctional service is investigating the escape. It asked anyone with information on the whereabouts of either man to contact police.