Hundreds of aboriginals to play a greater role in province’s construction industry – Edmonton Journal
March 18, 2015 EDMONTON – Hundreds of aboriginal Albertans will have access to a new training program so they can work in the province’s busy construction industry, building hospitals, schools…
XPRIZE Launches Spinoff to Fix More of Humanity’s Problems – Wired
March 17, 2015 The XPRIZE Foundation is in the business of big bets. The non-profit organization, which runs multimillion-dollar prize competitions to address some of the world’s biggest challenges, has…
Aboriginal Tourism Ontario to host first conference this April
March 17, 2015 Aboriginal Tourism Ontario will host its inaugural Business Tourism Conference April 6 to 8 at Casino Rama. The event is being marketed to entrepreneurs, economic development officers,…
More Peguis, Fisher River First Nations homes to get geothermal heating – Winnipeg Free Press
March 17, 2015 Some 850 Peguis and Fisher River First Nations homes will tap into the earth’s energy for heat with geothermal technology under a new Manitoba Hydro plan. The…
Now is the time for Ring of Fire development: KWG official – TbNewsWatch.com
March 18 2015 THUNDER BAY – A federal treasury board statement indicating that now may not be the time to move forward with Ring of Fire development has drawn sharp…
Pat Angnakak calls on MLAs to attend Nutrition North meeting – CBC
Mar 17, 2015 Iqaluit MLA says federal government needs to know action on food subsidy program is ‘vital’ The Nutrition North advisory board will hold a public meeting about the…
Pacific Future Energy proposes BC refinery for Alberta bitumen – The Globe and Mail
Mar. 17, 2015 The backers of a bitumen refinery project in northwestern British Columbia believe their made-in-B.C. recipe for getting oil out of landlocked Alberta will win over skeptics. Other…
Future 40: CBC Manitoba unveils 10 more finalists – CBC
Groups of the 40 finalists to be revealed Monday-Thursday all week long Mar 17, 2015 From a chef who put Winnipeg on the map by bringing fine dining to a…
Manto Sipi Cree Nation joins call for MKO grand chief’s resignation – CBC
Mar 17, 2015 Chiefs want David Harper to resign for accepting money from nuclear waste organization A northern Manitoba First Nation is joining the call for David Harper to resign…
Devolution is an opportunity’: K’atl’odeeche signs deal with GNWT – Northern Journal
March 16, 2015 After years spent warily dissecting the possible impacts of the NWT devolution agreement, Chief Roy Fabian of the K’atl’odeeche First Nation (KFN) signed on to the deal…
