Northern Pulp Nova Scotia Corporation ordered to pay $225,000 penalty for untreated pulp and paper effluent spill
Press Release May 13, 2016 – Pictou, Nova Scotia – Environment and Climate Change Canada On May 11, the Court rendered its final decision regarding the allocation of the total penalty, which…
Treaties have long been misunderstood – Lethbridge Herald
May 13, 2016 Dave Mabell Lethbridge Herald dmabell@lethbridgeherald.com Many decades later, “treaty coins” are seldom seen or understood. But they remain a strong symbol of the British colonizers’ real intentions…
Government of Nunavut and Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated announce new Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti policy
Press Release May 13, 2016 Government of Nunavutand Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporatedannounce new Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuutipolicy IQALUIT, Nunavut (May 13, 2016)–Nunavut has a new Nunavummi Nangminiqaqtunik Ikajuuti (NNI) policy. The new…
Montreal man accuses police of Inuit racial profiling – NunatsiaqOnline
May 13, 2016 “I really don’t like the idea of the police going around spreading mistrust of Indigenous people” A Montreal man has filed a complaint with police after he…
Did you attend a Labrador residential school?
Press Release May 13, 2016 If you are a residential school survivor who attended one of five community dorms in Makkovik, Cartwright, Nain, St. Anthony and North West River, then…
First Nation takes major ownership in St. Jean’s cannery – Times Colonist
May 13, 2016 For the first time in more than 50 years, Nanaimo’s St. Jean’s Cannery and Smokehouse will be controlled by someone other than the St. Jean family. NCN Cannery…
2016 PSAC National Health & Safety Conference will be held November 18 to 20, 2016
Press Release Wednesday, May 11, 2016 The 2016 PSAC NATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY CONFERENCE will be held November 18 to 20, 2016 at Le Centre Sheraton Montréal Hotel in Montréal, …
UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: From ‘unqualified support’ to meaningful implementation
Press Release May 12, 2016 Amnesty International strongly welcomes Canada’s recent statement of unconditional support for the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. On May 10, federal…
Male Team BC Wins 2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships
PressRelease Monday, May 9, 2016 – Team BC went undefeated this past week to take the national title at the 2016 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (2016 NAHC), held May 1-7…
Nunavut Area Council meeting will be held on Thursday June 09, 2016
Press Release May 11, 2016 The Nunavut Area Council meeting will be held at the PSAC NORTH Office Boardroom (building 1412) at 7:00PM on Thursday June 09, 2016.Agenda to follow…
