First Nations, logistics group prepping to move affordable goods north – Northern Ontario Business
December 07, 2015 A much sought-after distribution centre to stockpile goods and ship food to remote northwestern Ontario First Nation communities is one step closer to reality. CreeWest GP (General…
Statement by the Prime Minister of Canada on the Speech from the Throne
Ottawa, Ontario 4 December 2015 The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement today marking the delivery of the Speech from the Throne in the Senate Chamber: “This plan…
First Nations from Across the Country Gather for Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Gatineau, PQ December 8-10
OTTAWA, Dec. 4, 2015 – First Nation leaders, Elders and youth from across the country will gather in the traditional territory of the Algonquin Nation next week from December 8-10 for the…
Crees of Waswanipi fighting to protect last intact boreal forest on their ancestral land
Press Release WASWANIPI, QC, Dec. 4, 2015 – In a last-minute decision, the Environmental and Social Impact Review Committee (COMEX) has agreed to postpone the public hearing on the construction…
Shipping Food To Ontario’s Most Remote Communities – Huffington Post Canada
The OAFB distributes fresh, frozen and non-perishable food to its 125 direct member food banks across the province. From urban centres, to rural communities, to the far corners of the…
Sudden infant death syndrome cases need review: former Nunavut health director – CBC
Dec 04, 2015 Elise Van Schaik critical of Nunavut Minister of Health Paul Okalik A former Nunavut regional director of health is urging the territorial government to conduct an independent…
Indigenous consent in Canadian mining
Press Release Ryerson University’s Institute for the Study of Corporate Social Responsibility, with co-sponsors the Ryerson CSR Student Association, the Ryerson Commerce and Government Association, and the Ryerson Law and…
Restricted Deer Hunt in Pinery Provincial Park
Press Release Ontario Honours Treaty Rights of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nation December 4, 2015 Pinery Provincial Park will be closed to the public from December…
Program trains first responders in remote areas – Prince George Citizen
December 3, 2015 Almost 20 years ago, David Alexander was sitting in the back of a car with his brother, hands pressed to the bullet wound through his sibling’s shoulder…
Bruce Power to host Aboriginal Employment and Business Forum
Press Release Bruce Power is hosting its first Aboriginal Employment and Business Forum as a new, permanent measure to enhance opportunities for Aboriginal peoples on the Bruce Power site. The…
