Six indigenous youth from Southern Manitoba selected for flight training program – Skies Magazine
July 23, 2020 Eagle’s Wings Flight School (EWFS), in Portage la Prairie, Man., is one week away from hosting six young people from across southern Manitoba for a brand-new flight…
KPU partners with NEC to provide students with degree opportunities
Press Release Jul 21, 2020 Students studying Indigenous land stewardship at the Native Education College (NEC) in Vancouver can now transfer their certificate into the Horticulture Urban Ecosystems bachelor’s degree…
Ontario Investing in Rural Economic Growth and Job Creation
Press Release Rural Economic Development program will provide $3.3 million in cost-shared funding July 23, 2020 WILLOW BEACH – The Ontario government is committing $3.3 million in cost-share funding to…
City invested in supporting non-profit and community organizations to navigate COVID-19 hurdles
Press Release We’re pleased to have been able to adapt these grants so as to help social, cultural, and economic recovery for these impacted sectors. Sandra Singh, General Manager, Arts,…
BCIT alumna and restoration officer Mae Whyte says Indigenous knowledge is key to successful ecological restoration – BCIT
July 23, 2020 Rolling green valleys, rivers teeming with rainbow trout, and roaming moose characterize this northwestern Canadian jewel—the Peace River Region. It has been home and life to generations…
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s Youth Employment and Skills Program fully subscribed to create approximately 800 youth jobs in the coming year
Press Release From: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada July 23, 2020 – Ottawa, Ontario – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau today announced that approximately 800 new…
AB Government: Affordable and accessible child care for more families
Press Release As part of Alberta’s Recovery Plan, the Alberta government is reinvesting federal child care dollars to support families who need it most. Under a renegotiated bilateral agreement with…
Return of Orillia’s Champlain Monument deferred – BarrieToday
Parks Canada defers return ‘to allow for additional progress on the implementation of the Samuel de Champlain Monument Working Group recommendations’ Parks Canada Agency advises that reinstallation of the Samuel…
Vancouver council votes in favour of abolishing street checks, but police board has final say – CBC
Street checks disproportionately affect people of colour, Black and Indigenous residents, police data shows Jul 23, 2020 Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ban officers from conducting street checks — the process of…
Equity Concerns In The Context Of COVID-19: A Focus On First Nations, Inuit, And Métis Communities In Canada
Press Release Authors Saint-Girons, Marie Joh-Carnella, Nicolette Lefebvre, Rachael Blackstock, Cindy Fallon, Barbara Source Toronto, ON: Child Welfare Research Portal. COVID-19 and the quarantine measures put in place to stop…
