Statement – The Council for the Advancement of Native Development Officers Celebrates Effective Partnerships
Ref. #2-3867 OTTAWA, ONTARIO (October 28, 2013) – The Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, issued the following statement on the occasion of the Council for…
Province provides details on the natural gas consultation process with First Nations
22 October 2013 FREDERICTON (GNB) – The provincial government today released an overview of its consultation and engagement activities with the First Nations as it relates to recent natural gas…
AFN National Chief Statement on Situation in Elsipogtog First Nation, New Brunswick (2:15 EST)
October 17, 2013 (2:15 EST) “Myself and the Assembly of First Nations national office in Ottawa are making every effort to stay on top of the situation in Elsipogtog First…
Inuit welcome Throne Speech commitments to responsible resource development and increased training for Inuit
October 16, 2013 – Ottawa, Ontario – National Inuit Leader Terry Audla, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) welcomed commitments to resource development and northern sovereignty contained in the Speech…
Provincial Government Announces $10 Million for Parkland Trades and Technology Centre
OCTOBER 15, 2013 Highlights Matching Scholarship Dollars to Yorkton Tribal Council’s Six Member First Nations Students Premier Brad Wall has announced that the Provincial Government is providing $10 million in…
Yukon and Alaska fund feasibility study to assess potential for further cooperation
FOR RELEASE October 15, 2013 WHITEHORSE—The governments of Yukon and Alaska have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to assess the feasibility of developing electrical and telecommunications connections between Yukon…
British Columbia and Alberta work together to strengthen resource sector
OCT 15 2013 B.C. Premier Christy Clark and Alberta Premier Alison Redford today released the terms of reference guiding their joint working group to open new energy export markets. The…
Danger Ahead For the Ring of Fire
Toronto, October 10, 2013 – Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner warns that the Ontario government is risking irreversible damage to wildlife and wilderness by considering major industrial development in the Far North before…
Victor Diamond Mine Extension Project – Federal Funding Allocated to Participate in the Environmental Assessment
OTTAWA, October 10, 2013 — The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has allocated a total of $86,560 to six applicants to support their participation in the federal environmental assessment of the proposed…
Arctic Futures Symposium: Canada, Arctic Resource Development Tops Brussels Agenda
Brussels, October 7th, 2013: – European Commissioner for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Maria Damanaki, Vice-President of the European Parliament Isabelle Durant and Belgium’s deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign…
