SYDNEY, NS, Jan. 14, 2020 – Membertou First Nation is a major partner in the development of a container terminal in Sydney, N.S. Chief Terry Paul, CEO of Membertou Development Corporation, says, “Through increased efforts with SHIP, we see great potential for the future of Sydney Harbour. In Membertou, we ...
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Top trends impacting commercial real estate in 2020
The growth of e-commerce translates into industrial and storage space increasing next year, industry experts say. Cities like Vancouver, at a limit for land, will have to look for new solutions including multistorey warehouses . THE SKY GUYS Low interest rates, socially responsible investing, and climate impacts among global trends ...
Read More »Novacap portfolio company Bestar acquires Bush Industries
Desjardins Capital and Fonds de solidarité FTQ support the transaction by becoming shareholders of the new group Bestar-Bush MONTRÉAL, Jan. 14, 2020 – Novacap, one of Canada’s leading private equity firms, is proud to announce today that Bestar, one of its portfolio companies designing and manufacturing ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture, has ...
Read More »3 tribes in Oklahoma sue governor over casino gambling
By Sean Murphy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OKLAHOMA CITY- Three of the most powerful tribes in Oklahoma filed a federal lawsuit against the state’s governor on Tuesday, Dec., 31 2019 asking the court to help resolve a dispute over gambling at tribal casinos. The Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw nations want a ...
Read More »B.C. Supreme Court grants natural gas pipeline company interlocutory injunction
By Hina Alam THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER- The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Coastal GasLink an interlocutory injunction against members of a First Nation and others who oppose the company’s natural gas pipeline. The company is building a pipeline from northeastern B.C. to LNG Canada’s export terminal in Kitimat ...
Read More »B.C. should demand miners pay cleanup costs up front: Indigenous study
VANCOUVER- A report is urging British Columbia to get better financial guarantees that mining companies will pay for the mess they make. The First Nations who commissioned the study say that if the government doesn’t do it, they will. “There’s clearly a recognition by the government and the courts that ...
Read More »Squamish Nation led housing project in Vancouver to double in size
By Hina Alam THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER-One of the largest Indigenous-led urban development projects in Canada that proponents hope will rise in the heart of Vancouver is set to double in size with 6,000 units planned. Khelsilem, a Squamish Nation councillor, said the proximity of the project to downtown Vancouver ...
Read More »APTN ANNOUNCES MONIKA ILLE AS NEW CEO
Nov. 4, 2019, Winnipeg, Man. – APTN is pleased to announce the selection of Monika Ille as the new CEO of the network. The announcement comes after a comprehensive national executive search process aimed at selecting a new leader for the national Indigenous television network. “We are excited to have ...
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