Aboriginal business future probed – Terrace Standard
Mar 3, 2014 A SFU business school is researching the region’s young aboriginal businesspeople. “For entrepreneurs below 40, we’re trying to get an idea of the supports that are in…
Science Matters: Trading water for fuel is fracking crazy – CP
By David Suzuki It would be difficult to live without oil and gas. But it would be impossible to live without water. Yet, in our mad rush to extract and…
Multi-million dollar Indigenous training strategy – My Sunshine Coast
18 February 2014 A new $4 million strategy has been launched, to improve training outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, delivering on the Newman Government’s election promise to…
Row over rare indigenous disease grant – Ninemsn
February 17, 2014 The Abbott government has left the door open on providing taxpayer money to the Machado Josephs Disease Foundation, despite overturning a $10 million grant. The previous Labor…
More federal funding flowing to improve First Nations water – Globalnews.ca
February 17, 2014 WINNIPEG – The federal government is spending an additional $323.4 million over the next two years to improve water and wastewater issues on First Nations in Canada.…
Haisla First Nation says hasty approval of Northern Gateway … – Financial Post
Haisla First Nation says hasty approval of Northern Gateway pipeline ‘would be illegal’ Feb 10 CALGARY – The Haisla First Nation is urging Ottawa to delay a decision on Enbridge…
First Nation ratifies – North Bay Nipissing .com
NIPISSING – On Jan. 10, the Nipissing First Nation (NFN) became the first aboriginal government in Ontario to adopt its own constitution. Among other things, the constitution defines who the…
Alberta’s new energy minister Diana McQueen looking outside North … – Financial Post
Alberta’s new energy minister Diana McQueen looking outside North America for oilpatch alliances February 5, 2014 As the U.S. State Department was preparing to release the results of yet another…
Developer signs deals with First Nations groups for ocean power studies – HydroWorld
02/04/2014 Western Tidal Holdings has executed an Investigative Use License Agreement with the Shishalh Nation, allowing the ocean energy developer to explore the development of tidal power projects. The agreement…
Enbridge confident of Northern Gateway approval – The Globe and Mail
Feb. 04 2014 Enbridge is so confident of a favourable decision by the federal government that it is already preparing to launch a procurement process for the Northern Gateway pipeline…
