Perry Bellegarde elected chief of Assembly of First Nations – Toronto Star
Perry Bellegarde, the chief of the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, has been elected the new National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations. WINNIPEG — Perry Bellegarde, the new…
Pacific Future Energy recruits former First Nations chiefs to help … – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 10 2014 Pacific Future Energy, undaunted by industry skepticism over its plans to build a B.C. bitumen refinery, has recruited two former national chiefs of the Assembly of First…
A modern-day monopoly on northern people – CBC
Dec 10, 2014 “You load 16 tons, And what do you get? Another day older and deeper in debt, Saint Peter don’t you call me ‘cause I can’t go, I…
First Nations speakers say wind turbine project infringes on treaty rights – Kawartha Media
Representatives from Hiawatha and Curve Lake say they should have had a chance to veto the project CURVE LAKE -Concerns came on strong from two area First Nations at Tuesday’shearing…
Vancouver Island band plans to heat town using ocean energy – The Province
December 10, 2014 SOOKE — A southern Vancouver Island aboriginal band wants to heat a resort town on its land by extracting thermal energy from the ocean. The Beecher Bay…
Mineral discovery holds promise for Dene mining corp. – Northern Journal
December 8, 2014 A new mineral discovery at an old silver mine near Great Bear Lake in the Sahtu has the NWT’s Dene-owned mining exploration company excited about the site’s…
Lloyd Chicot, chief of Kakisa, N.W.T., for just $6K a year – CBC
Dec 09, 2014 As a council meeting gets underway in the Ka’a’gee Tu First Nation band office in Kakisa, N.W.T., Chief Lloyd Chicot fills everybody in on the current state…
5 Minutes for Business: How low can oil go? – Sudbury Chamber
In this edition of 5 Minutes for Business, Hendrik Brakel, Senior Director, Economic, Financial and Tax Policy at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, explains why we are seeing lower oil…
B.C. Premier Clark says Petronas LNG project still has hurdles to overcome – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 8, 2014 20:41 By Abdul Latheef THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO _ British Columbia’s premier said Monday the province’s multibillion-dollar agreement with Petronas to build a liquefied natural gas…
Harper government goes to Federal Court to force First Nations to post finances – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 8, 2014 17:28 OTTAWA _ The federal government is going to court in an effort to force six defiant First Nations to publicly post their financial information online.…
