By Scott McLean Local Journalism Initiative Reporter In an effort to increase their long term sustainability and cut greenhouse gas emissions, the Fort McKay Metis Nation will be unveiling their completed solar farm before the end of summer. Spread across two locations, the solar farm, which is designed to save ...
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Cherie Brant Appointed to Board of Directors of TD Bank Group
TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2021 – TD Bank Group (TD) (TSX: TD) (NYSE: TD) is pleased to announce the appointment of Cherie Brant to its Board of Directors. She also joins the Board’s Risk Committee. “We are very pleased to welcome Cherie to TD’s Board of Directors. A trusted advisor to ...
Read More »Indigenous business can apply for Hydro One/CCAB partner grants
Toronto, ON-August 23, 2021-_ Today, the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) announced a partnership with Hydro One to support Indigenous owned businesses through two types of grants. Businesses that are majority owned and controlled by an Indigenous Canadian are encouraged to apply to one of two grant streams by September ...
Read More »Steel River Group and Pakuashipi Innu Nation partner to diversify economy
CALGARY, Alberta, Aug. 17, 2021 — Steel River Group Ltd. (Steel River), an Indigenous-owned diversified management and construction consortium, has announced a new partnership with Pakuashipi, an Innu community on the Lower North Shore in Quebec. Pakuashipi has been around for centuries and is one of 15 communities spread across ...
Read More »Canada’s oil and gas sector filled up on federal COVID emergency cash
At a time when climate science demands a rapid transition off fossil fuels, Ottawa approved more than $1.3 billion for oil and gas companies through the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. Photo by Kartikay Sharma / Unsplas By John Woodside Local Journalism Initiative Reporter At a time when climate science demands ...
Read More »Nch’ka Development Corporation announces Bernd Christmas as new President and CEO
NORTH VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 03, 2021 — Nch’ka Development Corporation, the economic development arm of the Squamish Nation, today announced Bernd Christmas as its new President and Chief Executive Officer. The Nch’ka Board of Directors made the appointment following a competitive Canada-wide candidate search and thorough review process. Bernd ...
Read More »Ottawa hands N.L. $5.2 billion for troubled Muskrat Falls hydro project
By Sarah Smellie THE CANADIAN PRESS JOHN’S, N.L.-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday a $5.2-billion deal to help Newfoundland and Labrador cover the costs of its troubled Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project. Trudeau’s visit to St. John’s, N.L., comes amid growing speculation that a federal election is on the horizon, and ...
Read More »First Nations company is cleaning up with new products on shelves in Saskatchewan
The Indigenous-made Nikihk soap and cleaning products are now on sale at around 1,500 Sobeys locations. By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Officials with the Battlefords Agency Tribal Chiefs (BATC) came up with a distinctive idea in their quest to combat what was a national shortage of sanitizing solutions ...
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