Northern leaders meet to discuss growth – Sault Star
February 12, 2015 It was the first meeting of minds since the last provincial and municipal elections. Two provincial ministers and municipal and First Nation leaders from across Northern Ontario…
More work to do on racism: committee – StarPhoenix
February 12, 2015 Still a need for more aboriginal inclusion City staff — including police — need training to learn how to interact more respectfully with aboriginal people, say some…
Men can go out on the land:’ Sewage problems cause emergency in Arctic hamlet – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2015 POND INLET, Nunavut _ A remote Arctic community is in a state of emergency after two of its three sewage trucks broke down. Pond Inlet…
FedNor invests in Aboriginal business development – Northern Ontario Business
Feb 12, 2015 Two Kenora area First Nation organizations received more than $550,000 in FedNor funding to support Aboriginal business development. The Wauzhushk Onigum First Nation (formerly Rat Portage) will…
Saskatchewan teachers negotiate new contract with province; 7.5 per cent raise – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2015 By Clare Clancy THE CANADIAN PRESS REGINA _ The Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation has reached an agreement with the province that includes a 7.5 per cent…
Prentice to find Albertans not OK with cuts as another oil boom goes bust: NDP – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2015 By Dean Bennett THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON _ The Alberta NDP says Premier Jim Prentice will find Albertans less forgiving the second time around if…
Émile Petitot’s 139-year-old Sahtu diary becomes Google Map – CBC
Feb 11, 2015 Map includes note, observations and place names recorded by Oblate priest A diary that dates back more than 100 years has become a Google Map thanks to…
Down to one sewage truck, Nunavut community declares state of emergency – Nunatsiaq News
February 11, 2015 “People have had to move out of their homes” says Pond Inlet’s MLA, Joe Enook Officials in Pond Inlet declared a state of emergency Feb. 10, six…
Dakota Tipi holding trade show and workshops – Portage Daily Graphic
February 11, 2015 Dakota Tipi First Nation is hosting a variety of events to promote the reserve and establish ties with neighbours. The reserve will be hosting a trade show…
Janet Smylie: Put an end to racism in the ER – The Globe and Mail
Feb. 11 2015 What actions could end the shocking disparity between the prosperity of Canada and the deprivation of First Nations? In our series Rich Country, Poor Nations, a range…
