By Julien Gignac, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THE NARWHAL The Qikiqtani Inuit Association should have addressed environmental concerns with a large mine expansion project on Baffin Island before it inked a benefits deal with the owner, according to a joint letter signed by mayors of five Inuit communities and chairs ...
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Canada Life and Power Corporation of Canada contribute $70,000 to fostering meaningful relationships for reconciliation
Press Release WINNIPEG, MB, Oct. 6, 2020 – Canada Life and Power Corporation of Canada are pleased to announce a $70,000 contribution to Circles For Reconciliation. The contribution will assist with the project’s national expansion to build meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people and advance the process of reconciliation ...
Read More »Another First Nation in Nova Scotia set to start self regulated lobster fishery
By Michael MacDonald THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX- A First Nation in southern Cape Breton is set to become the second Indigenous band in Nova Scotia to launch a self-regulated commercial lobster fishery that will operate outside the regular season. The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs issued a statement Wednesday ...
Read More »Metis pilot Teara Fraser profiled in new DC Comics graphic novel of women heroes
Teara Fraser, commercial pilot and owner of Iskwew Air, in front of her plane on the tarmac at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., Tuesday, September 29, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward By Victoria Ahearn THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO- Not all heroes wear capes, as the saying goes, but ...
Read More »Green Mountain Completes $3.4 Million Financing
Penticton, BC, Sept. 30, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Green Mountain Health Alliance Ltd. (the “Company” or “Green Mountain”), a medically-focused cannabis company, has secured $3.4 million in debt financing to complete phase 1 construction at its company-owned HWY 3A site in the Okanagan Valley. Construction is underway and will include ...
Read More »APEC study warns Indigenous businesses in dire need of support
By Oscar Baker III Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SYDNEY, N.S.-The Atlantic Provinces Economic Council released a report on the state of Indigenous businesses and the effects of COVID-19, titled the Economic Cost of COVID-19: Supporting the Recovery of Indigenous Firms and Corporations. The study showed that preexisting conditions have only ...
Read More »Heli skiing industry says compromise is needed to allow guests to enter country this winter
By Joel Barde Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Canada’s ban on international travellers coming into the country for recreation continues to have major repercussions on B.C.’s tourism industry. And if it stays in place through the winter, as many are predicting, few businesses will feel it more than helicopter and cat-skiing ...
Read More »TC Energy inks deal for Indigenous ownership stake in Keystone XL pipeline
CALGARY- TC Energy Corp. says it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Canadian Indigenous communities that will allow them to pursue an ownership interest in the Keystone XL pipeline project. The Calgary-based company says the deal was signed with Natural Law Energy, which represents four First Nations in Alberta ...
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