Archive - Sep 25, 2009
Lac Seul First Nation opens causeway removing remoteness factor for Kejick and Whitefish Bay residents
September 25, 2009 - 3:32pm | by brianbeatonPress Release
Government Of Canada And Northwestern Ontario First Nation Announce Vital Transportation Link
LAC SEUL, ONTARIO - Sept. 25, 2009 - Member of Parliament for Kenora, Greg Rickford, on behalf of the Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Metis and Non-Status Indians announced today, in partnership with the Lac Seul First Nation, the official opening of the community's new causeway and bridge span.
Evacuated Attawapiskat Cree Nation members have to return to community without safe homes
September 25, 2009 - 6:57am | by brianbeatonPress Release
Attawapiskat Cree Nation members forced to return to unsanitary conditions
September 2009
While people across Canada are decorating their homes and preparing for Thanksgiving with family and friends, our people are separated from the home community of Attawapiskat
“We have been patient, but now we are confused, angry and feeling that we have been abandoned,” said Deputy Chief Theresa Spence.