Plan to bring high-speed internet to B.C.’s rural areas fails to address digital divide, says mayor – CBC
Mar 15, 2022 The screech of a dial-up modem can still be heard in rural and remote B.C. communities Newly announced government funding to improve internet access for rural and First Nations…
Union backs Indigenous bureaucrats in class action against feds – APTN News
Mar 15, 2022 ‘We applaud the Indigenous voices calling on the government to do what is necessary to right some of these wrongs,’ says PSAC national president The head of…
‘Invaluable’ work of Inuit spotlighted in Arctic exploration book – Nunatsiaq News
Mar 15, 2022 Researching northern history a ‘humbling’ experience for author Kenn Harper When Kenn Harper was writing the stories in his latest book about Arctic explorations, he had a…
Regulator fines engineers 8 years after Mount Polley disaster in B.C. – APTN News
Mar 14, 2022 Three engineers have been disciplined nearly eight years after one of Canada’s worst mining catastrophes. Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia, a provincial regulatory and licensing body, said…
City of Thunder Bay asks for input on how to improve Indigenous relations – TBNewsWatch.com
Participants in a survey get a chance to win an iPad. THUNDER BAY — The City of Thunder Bay is reaching out to the public for input on how to improve…
Metis Nation Of Alberta Appeals Court Decision Regarding Provincial Consultation Policy – ANN
March 14, 2022 (ANNews) – The Metis Nation of Alberta (MNA) has appealed a recent court decision regarding the Alberta government’s termination of negotiations with the organization over the creation…
New insurance services offered in Fort William First Nation – Anishinabek News
March 15, 2022 FORT WILLIAM FIRST NATION — Orijinative founder Jacob Taylor, a Curve Lake citizen, is currently setting up a new office in Fort William to offer his insurance…
A lot is riding on Indigenous tourism recovery in Canada – Windspeaker.com
“Our communities are strong. Our people are even stronger. And I want to make sure that we highlight that…” — Sebastien Desnoyers-Picard, ITAC’s chief marketing officer Building Back Better. That…
5 things to know for Tuesday, March 15, 2022 – CTV News
March 15, 2022 A flight carrying Freedom Convoy supporters is under investigation, new documents reveal the London, Ont., attack suspect may have accessed white supremacist content, and pro wrestling legend…
Weaving two worlds’ looks at economic reconciliation between Indigenous people and the resource sector – Welland Tribune
March 14, 2022 A new book by an Indigenous leader and a resource industry executive lays-out their vision for a new way forward: one in which the resource sector plays…
