Jim Pattison’s net worth has gone up 10 per cent in the past year but, according to Canadian Business magazine, that was only enough for the Vancouver billionaire to retain…
November 22, 2013Comments Off on Pattison’s wealth pegged at $7.4b – The ProvinceRead More
TORONTO — The busiest shopping season is upon us and according to the 2013 BMO Holiday Spending Outlook, Canadian shoppers are increasingly circling Black Friday on their holiday calendars. According…
November 22, 2013Comments Off on Black Friday shopping set to climb by 15 per cent – Montreal GazetteRead More
Aboriginal business conference fans flames of entrepreneurial spirit, locally and globally 13/11/13 When talking about Aboriginal business nothing could be a stronger barometer of what’s going on than attending something…
November 14, 2013Comments Off on Aboriginal business conference fans flames of entrepreneurial spirit … – Financial PostRead More
11/12/2013 One of the biggest issues with the Ring of Fire development and the surrounding Aboriginal communities is the lack of competitively priced electricity and the enormously high cost —…
November 13, 2013Comments Off on Peat Fuel for Ring of Fire and Aboriginal Communities – Huffington Post CanadaRead More
Nov 12, 2013 Three Yukon First Nations have formed a business partnership to develop a liquefied natural gas industry in the territory. The Vuntut Gwich’in, Na-Cho Nyak Dun and the Tr’ondek Hwech’in are behind Dempster Energy Services. The new company…
November 13, 2013Comments Off on Yukon First Nations studying liquefied natural gas – CBC.caRead More
Nov 12, 2013 CBC News has learned a regional high school that serves primarily aboriginal students is to get a major funding boost in the speech from the throne Tuesday.…
November 12, 2013Comments Off on Manitoba throne speech to emphasize skills training, jobs – CBC.caRead More
NOVEMBER 12, 2013 TORONTO – A First Nations leader from B.C. says aboriginal communities in Ontario’s Ring of Fire could benefit from striking a balance between mining development and land…
November 12, 2013Comments Off on ‘Balance’ required in Ring of Fire development, says BC First Nations leader – Victoria Times ColonistRead More
November 11, 2013 JANSEN, Sask. – Calling it the first of its kind in southern Saskatchewan, BHP Billiton and three Saskatchewan First Nations have signed an opportunities agreement for the…
November 12, 2013Comments Off on BHP Billiton, First Nations sign Jansen potash agreement – Globalnews.caRead More
06/11/13 With the crack confessions of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford grabbing international headlines, and the expulsion of three wayward senators in Ottawa seizing what remained of the national spotlight, it…
November 7, 2013Comments Off on A big step for the west’s pipeline protagonists – National PostRead More
NOVEMBER 7, 2013 REGINA — At a time when the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is pressing for a national inquiry into violence against indigenous women, its leader praised the…
November 7, 2013Comments Off on First Nations leaders praise Sask.’s new top Mountie – Regina Leader-PostRead More