$49M project for First Nations – Alberni Valley Times
December 19, 2014 With the help of a nearly $49 million investment from the provincial and federal governments, remote First Nations communities throughout mid-Vancouver Island can expect high-speed Internet in…
Several Manitoba First Nations still haven’t complied with financial … – Thompson Citizen
December 18, 2014 Several Manitoba First Nations still haven’t complied with financial transparency act Nine First Nations in Manitoba, several of them in the north, have yet to comply with…
First Nations file for judicial review of pipeline approval – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 18 2014 Two First Nations are seeking a judicial review of a provincial regulator’s decision to approve a TransCanada Corp. pipeline project, alleging that they weren’t adequately consulted. The…
Vancouver council starts fresh with First Nations – Vancouver Courier
December 18, 2014 From his front row seat in the council chambers, Robert Joseph watched and listened to a historic ceremonial event at city hall Tuesday that left him proud…
Don Iveson on growth: ‘We seem to avoid some of the conversations we need to have’ – The Globe and Mail
Dec. 19 2014 In a six-week series of interviews, Canadians with a variety of experiences discuss the major challenges our country is facing and how best to address them. This…
The fight for who owns the Arctic: The players & their strategy – CBC
December 17, 2014 Denmark may be the latest country to provide scientific evidence for its right to the Arctic, but the fight for who will claim the Arctic Circle as…
Abandoned Nunavut diamond mine now belongs to the Crown – Nunatsiaq News
December 19, 2014 Court documents show Shear Diamonds has legally forfeited assets and mineral leases Nunavut’s first and only functioning diamond mine, which changed hands a few times before being…
Tsimshian tribe signs benefit deal with proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 18, 2014 14:50 PORT EDWARD, B.C. _ A member of the Tsimshian (SIM’-she-an) First Nation has signed an agreement with Pacific NorthWest LNG around a proposed multibillion-dollar liquefied…
New Brunswick fracking moratorium raises industry ire, pleases environmentalists – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 18, 2014 17:50 By Kevin Bissett THE CANADIAN PRESS FREDERICTON _ Five conditions must be met before New Brunswick will lift a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing, Premier Brian…
B.C. mine inspector gives OK for Mount Polley dam rebuild after tailings breach – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Dec 18, 2014 18:23 VICTORIA _ British Columbia’s chief inspector of mines is allowing the owner of the Mount Polley mine to start repairs on the tailings pond that…
