Ring of Fire mining project needs First Nations consent, Bob Rae says – CBC
Mar 10, 2015 Negotiator for Matawa First Nations says no community can be left behind in development Moving ahead with the Ring of Fire will require not just consultation, but…
Empowering aboriginal entrepreneurs – StarPhoenix
March 11, 2015 A reignited program originating from Ideas Inc. is the aptly named Empower, which is exactly what it aims to do for aboriginal entrepreneurs. Empower is a program…
Statistics Canada chief defends data as quality concerns persist – The Globe and Mail
Mar. 11 2015 More researchers are raising concerns about the quality of data from Statistics Canada’s national household survey, even as the agency’s chief statistician says the results have exceeded…
Nunavut mineral exploration set to rise slightly in 2015: NRCAN – Nunatsiaq News
March 11, 2015 Investment expected to rise from $144.6 million to $174.3 million After nosediving in 2013 and again in 2014, the amount of money that mining and mineral exploration…
Ottawa urged to put child poverty pledge into action – Our Windsor
Mar 11, 2015 Activists call on federal politicians to put their February pledge to end child poverty into campaign platforms in the upcoming election. In the wake of last month’s…
Dehcho First Nations request mediation after being left alone at negotiating table – Northern Journal
March 9, 2015 The Dehcho First Nations (DFN) are seeking mediation after being left alone at the negotiating table by the territorial government over an impasse on land quantum. DFN…
Informed consent is becoming a key requirement for FSC – Pulp & Paper Canada
Mar 10, 2015 FSC Canada discusses informed consent with First Nations and industry More than 50 forest managers, technicians, academics, lawyers, industry representatives and First Nations chiefs attended a meeting…
MPPs want province to help Gogama residents – The Sudbury Star
March 11, 2015 Nickel Belt MPP France Gelinas is calling on Ontario Environment and Climate Change Minister Glen Murray to exercise the broad powers the province has under the Environmental…
Rail, oil policy hazardous to First Nation way of life, says Beardy – Northern Ontario Business
Mar. 10 2015 A second fiery CN derailment and spillage of oil near Gogama in less than a month has Ontario Regional Chief Stan Beardy calling out Canada’s reliance on…
Budget limits create logistical challenge for First Nations labour data – The Globe and Mail
Mar. 10 2015 The head of Statistics Canada says it would be costly and difficult to collect monthly labour statistics on First Nations reserves – but that it’s “entirely possible”…
