Mi’kmaq urged to look at LNG, fracking links – The Chronicle Herald
April 20, 2015 SYDNEY — The federal government’s process for aboriginal consultation is working fairly well, but it is fraught with some ethical dilemmas that First Nation negotiators in Nova…
Friendship Centre looks at barriers – Portage Daily Graphic
April 20, 2015 The Portage Friendship Centre held an information session on what barriers aboriginal youth face when it comes to gaining employment. The forum found that there were four…
Federal government blasted over native land claim inaction – Calgary Herald
April 20, 2015 The federal government’s lack of action to resolve aboriginal land claims creates investment risk and puts industry at a disadvantage when it attempts to develop natural resources…
Site C faces first volley in barrage of legal challenges – Alaska Highway News
April 20, 2015 When his neighbours first talked about suing the provincial government to stop the Site C dam, Ross Peck had his doubts. “I must admit, when we made…
Startup Sault: We’re knee-deep in new businesses – SooToday.com
April 20, 2015 The Youth Entrepreneurship Skills (YES) Project provided seven training sessions from Wawa to Manitoulin Island between September 2014 and February 2015. Participants took part in three week…
Clyde River’s fight against seismic testing in federal court – CBC
Apr 20, 2015 Hamlet and local hunters and trappers organization seek to overturn 2014 National Energy Board decision The lawyer representing Clyde River told the Federal Appeals Court in Toronto…
Nunavut lawyers host April 21 Iqaluit dinner on Arctic maritime law – Nunatsiaq News
April 20, 2015 Speaker Donald McRae a renowned authority on Law of the Sea The Nunavut branch of the Canadian Bar Association will host a talk on Arctic sovereignty April…
Economic participation – Lawyers Weekly
April 24 2015 Rather than determining value of title lands, proponents should concentrate on benefit agreements In Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia [2014] S.C.J. No. 44, the Supreme Court of…
The Short Answer First Nations Clash With Enbridge Over Northern Gateway – Wall Street Journal
Apr 19, 2015 Indigenous communities in Canada are fighting Enbridge Inc.’s plans to build Northern Gateway, a 730-mile pipeline to ship Canadian oil to a West Coast port for export to…
The top 10 tech events in Toronto for spring 2015 – blogTO
April 19, 2015 Tech events in Toronto this spring will give industry members and amateurs alike an opportunity to learn, network, and check out some of the sector’s most mind-bending…
