UBCIC Rejects MLA Dallas Brodie’s Purported ‘Truth-Seeking’ as Racist Residential School Denialism; Calls for Apology to Survivors
Press Release February 24, 2025 (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil Waututh)/ Vancouver, B.C. – February 24, 2025) The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) is appalled by recent…
Media Advisory – Indigenous Leaders Say RCMP is Failing to Serve and Protect Their Communities; Leaders to Make Landmark Announcement in Vancouver
Press Release VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 24, 2025 – Indigenous leaders from the Heiltsuk Nation and the Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) will be in Vancouver to make a landmark…
Enhanced support for local fire services
Press Release Feb 24, 2025 Strengthened local fire services with more support for training, response planning and greater collaboration will help keep Albertans and their communities safe. Emergency situations bring…
WR-1 Project Achieves Regulatory Milestone
Press Release February 24, 2025 The Whiteshell Reactor – 1 (WR-1) Project’s draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has now passed the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) completeness check and entered…
Two grant opportunities for seniors projects now available
Press Release Feb 24, 2025 Organizations and groups supporting Island seniors are invited to submit applications for two provincial grant programs. The Seniors’ Secretariat Grant provides funding to community-based organizations…
Laying the foundation for compassionate intervention
Press Release Feb 24, 2025 If passed, Budget 2025 will invest $180 million over three years toward building two compassionate intervention centres, paving the way for Alberta’s upcoming legislation. Alberta…
Detour Lake Mine Job Fair
Press Release February 24, 2025 Attend our 2025 job fair at the Moose Cree Complex foyer in Moose Factory! Tuesday, February 25th, 2025 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Wednesday, February…
Alaska LNG project pushed, but questioned
Press Release February 24, 2025 US President Donald Trump is pushing for development of a major natural-gas pipeline in Alaska, and an LNG-for-export plant at the southern end of it.…
MNO engages in vital discussions at the 2025 National Métis Health Policy Forum
Press Release February 24, 2025 Métis leaders, policymakers, and health professionals gathered in Ottawa on February 5-6 for the 2025 National Métis Health Policy Forum, hosted by the Métis National…
PEI Mi’kmaq Reach Historic Milestone with Proposed Settlement of Hog Island Specific Claim
Press Release Feb. 24, 2025 The Abegweit and Lennox Island First Nation Councils have accepted an offer from Canada to settle the Hog Island Specific Claim, which was first filed…
