Archive - Oct 2012

Date

October 7th

City of Vancouver proclaimed Reconciliation Week with First Nations, Inuit and Metis people

Press Release from Reconciliation Canada

October 4, 2012

CITY OF VANCOUVER ISSUES PROCLAMATION FOR RECONCILIATION WEEK

Vancouver, BC (Coast Salish Territories) - The City of Vancouver has proclaimed Reconciliation Week with First Nations, Inuit and Metis people starting Oct 1, 2012 (see below).

October 2nd

Ottawa spending millions for court battle in First Nations child welfare case

From the Globe and Mail

Ottawa spends $3-million to battle first nations child welfare case

HEATHER SCOFFIELD

OTTAWA - The Canadian Press, Oct. 01 2012

October 1st

Wataynikaneyap Power: New Transmission Line to Connect the Remote Communities

From Wawatay News

Connecting First Nations with billion-dollar transmission line

Shawn Bell - Wawatay News

Wednesday October 3, 2012 A proposed transmission line (in green) could connect northern communities that rely on diesel generators to the southern powergrid.

Oct. 9th Deadline for Communities to Salvage CBC TV Equipment and local capital assets

Press Release

Oct. 9th Deadline for Communities to Salvage CBC TV Equipment

Ottawa (October 1, 2012) The CBC and Radio-Canada shut down 623 analog transmitters on July 31, ending free access to the pubcaster over the air in hundreds of small towns.