Cost of living keeps mine workers commuting North – Northern Journal
March 16, 2015 Number of southern-based mine workers doubled in last five years Rising costs of living mean an increasing number of mining jobs in the NWT are occupied by…
Canadian miners step up efforts to prevent tailings dam failures – Mining.com
March 17, 2015 Seven months after the equivalent of 2,000 Olympic swimming pools from a collapsed tailings dam were dumped into lively waterways in Canada’s British Columbia, the country’s mining…
CSIS helped government prepare for expected Northern Gateway protests – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 17, 2015 4:36 By Jim Bronskill THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Canada’s spy agency helped senior federal officials figure out how to deal with protests expected last summer…
Nunavut’s health budget gets big increase for 2015-16 – Nunatsiaq News
March 17, 2015 Health department will increase staff and services, move to stamp out TB As the Nunavut legislature prepared to adjourn March 17 until May 26, MLAs closed in…
Prep Business Report – CP
Source: The Canadian Press – Broadcast wire Mar 17, 2015 The Toronto stock market closed sharply higher yesterday as the market started to claw back two weeks’ worth of steep losses. The…
Any savings from cheap oil should go to green energy: Nunavut MLA – Nunatsiaq News
March 16, 2015 “I will take your suggestions into serious consideration” — Keith Peterson The Government of Nunavut must do more to find alternatives to diesel-fueled power generation, and now…
Jurisdiction and Justiciability: Hupacasath First Nation v. Canada Shows Few Decisions Shielded from Judicial Authority – Davis.ca
March 16, 2015 Davis LLP Litigation & Dispute Resolution Bulletin In the January 9, 2015 noteworthy decision Hupacasath First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)1, the Federal Court of Appeal provided clarity…
Six Nations incinerator polluting at up to 200 times Ontario limits – CBC
Mar 16, 2015 Six Nations silent on report that bursts ‘zero emissions’ promise from Disintegrator inventory A garbage incinerator that ran for months on a Six Nations Reserve was found…
Stephenville is site of aboriginal business forum – Western Star
March 16, 2015 Mawio’mi, the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation’s annual aboriginal business forum, is taking place in Stephenville on March 25 and 26. Registration is now open for this annual…
Allan Levine: A model for urban First Nation economic development – National Post
March 16, 2015 The term “urban reserve” conjures up all sorts of negative images and stereotypes for the predominately white residents of Tuxedo and River Heights in Winnipeg’s south end…
