Beedie initiatives to lift next generation of First Nation entrepreneurs – The Globe and Mail
May. 29 2015 The Globe’s biweekly business-school news roundup. Nurturing a new generation of First Nation entrepreneurs is a priority for some business schools, donors and aboriginal communities. The most…
Sydney Ports Corp. hopes to reverse pipeline, sell fuel to ships – The Chronicle Herald
May 29, 2015 SYDNEY — The Sydney Ports Corp. is still awaiting word on when it will get a second cruise ship berth, but general manager Paul Carrigan says the…
Organization hopes to rally the First Nations vote – Sault Star
May 28, 2015 A grassroots organization is attempting to organize eligible Aboriginal voters ahead of the upcoming federal election in the hopes that Aboriginal issues will be better represented on…
The world won’t wait for BC’s LNG – The Globe and Mail
May. 29, 2015 “The window is closing down.” So believes Thierry Bros, one of Europe’s and the world’s leading experts in natural gas, about British Columbia’s ability to build a…
Wildfire spreads closer to Canada’s oil sands: hundreds evacuated – Mining.com
May 28, 2015 Canadian firefighters are trying to control a massive wildfire in northern Alberta, which has spread into the oil sands area, threatening several operations and keeping about 10% of…
A Native American designer is pushing back against the fashion industry that copies her culture – Business Insider
May 28, 2015 Headdresses and knock-off Native American patterns on runways are controversial in the fashion industry. Karlie Kloss’ Native American-style headdress caused an outcry at the 2012 Victoria Secret…
Teck reacts to depressed coal prices by halting production at Canadian mines – Mining.com
May 28, 2015 Canada’s largest diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX:TCK.A, TCK.B), (NYSE: TCK) announced Thursday it will implement temporary halts at its six Canadian steelmaking coal operations for about three weeks during…
Funding fuels 19 First Nation communities – Daily Commercial News
May 27, 2015 KASABONIKA LAKE FIRST NATION, ONT.—The federal government is investing $28.5 million for the design and upgrades to diesel generating stations and fuel tank systems in 19 First…
Jack Knox: How a meeting notice turned into a bureaucratic nightmare – Times Colonist
May 28, 2015 How goofy has the control-freak chokehold on the flow of information become in Ottawa? So goofy that placing a simple meeting notice in a community newspaper became…
Details still elusive on Ring of Fire progress – Northern Ontario Business
5/27/2015 The Ring of Fire may appear to be a garden of agony for the mining companies involved, but Ontario’s lead negotiator charged with working out a crucial and historic…
