Doug Cuthand: First Nations are on a winning streak – Times Colonist
Back in 1982, when the First Nations lobbied the federal and provincial governments to include treaties and aboriginal rights in the Constitution, Section 35 was inserted as a last-minute compromise.…
Oilsands development linked to cancer, First Nations say – Edmonton Journal
EDMONTON – First Nations leaders and scientists from the University of Manitoba will release a report Monday they say shows links between the oilsands and impacts on wildlife, the environment…
Financial literacy leader focuses on seniors: Roseman – Toronto Star
Canada’s new financial literacy leader, Jane Rooney, wants to build seniors’ money skills in the first phase of developing a national strategy. The paperless movement keeps growing. Many large companies…
Taseko sees ‘positive future’ for New Prosperity mine after high court ruling – Vancouver Sun
Tsilhqot’in Nation says company is in denial about central-B.C. project, mine is dead A Supreme Court of Canada decision may have opened the door to a twice rejected gold and…
Why First Nations groups scoring oil sands contracts is ‘no longer a given – Financial Post
While the industry continues to favour First Nations groups working in the oil sands, the days of aboriginal companies securing easy contracts in the oil sands sector are long gone,…
BC Ferries awards $165-million contract for LNG-powered vessels to Poland (updated) – BiV
BC Ferries has awarded a Polish firm a $165-million contract for three new vessels — the first in its fleet to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Remontowa Shipbuilding…
Barrick Gold putting its Golden Sunlight mine up for sale – BiV
Barrick Gold (TSX:ABX), the world’s largest producer of the precious metal, is reportedly ready to offload its aging Golden Sunlight mine in southwestern Montana as part of a now two-year-long…
Vancouver admits: aboriginal people still own the land – Global Construction Review
Canada’s third-largest city, Vancouver, has formally acknowledged that aboriginal peoples still own the land its skyscrapers are built on. The unprecedented move came last week when the city’s planning, transportation…
Why First Nations groups scoring oil sands contracts is ‘no longer a … – Financial Post
While the industry continues to favour First Nations groups working in the oil sands, the days of aboriginal companies securing easy contracts in the oil sands sector are long gone,…
First Nations, CEBC sign agreement for small hydro development in British Columbia – HydroWorld
A memorandum of understanding signed this past week sets up an agreement between BC First Nations and the Clean Energy Association of BC (CEBC) to cooperate in developing British Columbia’s…
