IESO: Large Renewable Procurement update Sisson Project (Tungsten and Molybdenum Mine): Public Comments Invited
Press Release The 16 Large Renewable Procurement (LRP I) contracts offered on March 10, 2016 have now been signed and executed. The LRP I RFP Selected Proponents List has been…
Sisson Project (Tungsten and Molybdenum Mine): Public Comments Invited
Press Release April 15, 2016 — Ottawa — Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) is conducting a comprehensive study type environmental assessment of the proposed Sisson Project,…
NAN Presents Recommendations on Health Crisis
Press Release OTTAWA, ON (April 14, 2016): Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, First Nation leaders and health officials presented five strategic recommendations to address the suicide and…
Supreme Court strikes down another mandatory minimum sentence
Press Release Vancouver, B.C. [April 15]—The Supreme Court of Canada has struck down yet another mandatory minimum sentencing provision introduced by the former Conservative government. The Court found that a…
Provincial budget to hit Nunatsiavut the hardest, says President
Press Release April 14, 2016 Today’s provincial budget will adversely affect Nunatsiavut more than any other region of Newfoundland and Labrador, says Nunatsiavut President Sarah Leo. “Our communities are among…
Emergency aid for Attawapiskat crisis critical, but what about long term solutions? – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2016 By Sheryl Ubelacker THE CANADIAN PRESS Teams of mental health workers have travelled to Attawapiskat to help the remote northern Ontario reserve contend with an…
Massive search finds body of missing Kenora, Ont., First Nations girl, 14 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 17, 2016 KENORA, Ont. _ Provincial police say the body of a missing First Nations girl has been found near where she was last seen late last…
Community support for aboriginal youth needed to guard against suicide – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 15, 2016 By Diana Mehta THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ A university professor who has studied suicides among aboriginal people says strong community support for youth and…
OPG Commits to Completing Further DGR Studies by Year-End
Press Release Toronto – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has informed the federal government that it will complete further studies on its proposed deep geologic repository (DGR) by Dec. 31, 2016.…
5 more Attawapiskat kids attempted suicide on Friday evening, chief says – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Apr 16, 2016 ATTAWAPISKAT, Ont. _ The chief of a remote northern Ontario First Nation that declared a state of emergency on April 9 says more young people…
