Archive - May 10, 2010

Moose Factory First Nation hosting Emergency Summit on Aboriginal Youth Suicide

NAN press release 

NAN to Participate in Emergency Suicide Summit

THUNDER BAY, ON: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Deputy Grand Chief Mike Metatawabin together with other NAN representation will travel to Moose Factory, Ontario this week to participate in an Emergency Summit on Aboriginal Youth Suicide.

Industry Canada funds corporations to develop their broadband infrastructure in rural First Nations

Press release

Minister Clement Announces First Projects to Receive Broadband Canada Funding

TORONTO, Ontario, May 9, 2010 — The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry, today announced the first series of projects to receive conditional funding approval under the Broadband Canada: Connecting Rural Canadians program. These 52 projects, in nine provinces and territories across Canada, will bring broadband Internet access to an estimated 169 000 households.