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TORONTO-Hydro One is offering First Nations a chance to invest in a 50 per cent equity stake in new capital transmission line projects worth more than $100 million. The power utility announced the new plan following the signing of an agreement in the spring with eight First Nations represented by ...
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Temporary boost to GST rebate appropriate amid high inflation: economists
By Nojoud Al Mallees THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA- The federal government’s newly announced inflation relief for lower-income Canadians through the GST rebate stacks up as a better policy than some of the cash payments issued by provinces, economists say. After months of mounting political pressure from the NDP to help ...
Read More »U.S. Indigenous leaders launch new website
“People gather for a ceremony at Sentinel Rock, at Thacker Pass, Nevada on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 site of a proposed lithium mine, gather in remembrance of a massacre of Paiute people near the spot on Sept. 12, 1865.” Credit: Spenser Heaps A part of the new coalition ...
Read More »Canada provides $1.4 billion in deal with B.C. First Nation for 3,000 rental homes
An aerial view of Sen̓áḵw (Photo by Revery Architecture) VANCOUVER-The federal government is providing a $1.4-billion loan ...
Read More »Big opportunity for Kahnawake in modular housing
By Marcus Bankuti Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Business deals are often made by people in suits, but they don’t often start with buying a suit. Yet it was through finding a suit for a wedding that Mohawk Council of Kahnawake (MCK) grand chief Kahsennenhawe Sky- Deer met a close friend ...
Read More »Recognizing the transformational potential of Indigenous led conservation economies
By Ryan Planche PhD Student, Over the last decade, Canada has seen an increase in the number of initiatives to green or circularize the economy through sustainable development, as well as those that support and enhance Indigenous environmental leadership. Both projects are desperately needed given our rapid progress towards capitalist-driven ...
Read More »Federal funding a `game changer’ for northern food security, says Harvest Manitoba
By Dave Baxter Local Journalism Initiative Reporter A Manitoba charity working to bring food to remote Indigenous communities says it will soon have an opportunity to get its hands on more federal funding that will allow it to get more food and support to communities that are in need, but ...
Read More »Former chief says his new role with Axxcelus will help make economic reconciliation a reality
By Shari Narine Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Former Enoch Cree Nation chief and grand chief for the Confederacy of Treaty 6, Billy Morin, has started a new relationship with Axxcelus Capital Advisory. At one time he teamed up with Axxcelus to bring prosperity to his First Nation in Alberta for ...
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