Co-op program funds community projects – StarPhoenix
April 4, 2015 Co-op is launching the Coop Community Spaces fund that will donate up to $1 million annually to fund projects related to recreation, environmental conservation and urban agriculture…
Yukon First Nations takes over Whitehorse air-monitoring site – CBC
Apr 05, 2015 Site measures air quality in territory for mercury and other emissions The Council of Yukon First Nations (CYFN) is now in charge of a site located north of Whitehorse…
Manitoba’s pledge to pull foster kids out of hotels met with skepticism – The Globe and Mail
Apr. 01 2015 Amid intense public scrutiny, the Manitoba government is vowing to remove all foster children from hotels after a serious assault on a teenaged girl who had been…
Katzie First Nation will not stand for mining in Pitt Meadows – Maple Ridge Times
April 1, 2015 Katzie chief Susan Miller calls for an immediate halt to the mining development proposal on their “creation site” known as Sheridan Hill. In a statement released late…
Southend urgently needs airstrip – StarPhoenix
April 2, 2015 There should be no doubt about it. Southend needs an airstrip. This northern community is located on an island at the south end of Reindeer Lake, some…
More aboriginal health staff vital – StarPhoenix
April 2, 2015 Butler is dean of the University of Saskatchewan College of Nursing and Exner-Pirot is the strategist for outreach and indigenous engagement. They are authors of the Conference…
2014 Sunshine List: Top health salaries reflect ‘expertise’ – Brantford Expositor
April 1, 2015 As a group, doctors and health-care administrators are some of the highest paid public sector workers in our community. On the 2014 Sunshine list, doctors who work…
Heiltsuk First Nation claims victory over disputed herring fishery – The Globe and Mail
Apr. 01 2015 A confrontation between the Heiltsuk First Nation and the federal government that threatened to erupt into a “war on the water” appears to have ended with the…
Future 40 Responsible Corporate Leaders in Canada ranking turns two – Corporate Knights
Canada’s biggest companies – those with annual revenues of more than $2 billion – are generally thought of as the best disclosers of sustainability performance, partly because they have the…
Canada’s ex-Foreign Affairs Minister appointment to Barrick raises questions – Mining.com
April 1, 2015 Canada’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, John Baird, who stepped down from cabinet in February, has drawn widespread critic as the ex-politician has recently accepted two high-paying positions…
