Archive - May 16, 2012
Sioux Lookout Power Outage - Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 9 am to 2 pm
May 16, 2012 - 4:41pm | by brianbeatonThe EMERGENCY power interuption taking place tomorrow in Sioux Lookout will mean that the KO-KNET office will be closed during this time but the connections across the north should be unaffected with the back up generators that are in place.
DMTS plans to keep the cell service working with their own generator, so KO-KNET staff will be accessible by their cell phones.
If anyone has any issues to report then please send emails or report them when the power and office phones come back online.
Neskantaga First Nation fighting Cliffs Resources and Ontario government over Ring of Fire decisions
May 16, 2012 - 7:07am | by brianbeatonOntario accused of breaking the law on mining project
May 15, 2012
The provincial government recently reached a framework agreement with Cleveland-based Cliffs on a $1.85 billion chromite smelting plane in the Sudbury area. Cliffs plans to spend another $1.5 billion on a mine in the mineral-rich Ring of Fire region.
Attawapiskat First Nation provides a corrected media update on the state of housing
May 16, 2012 - 6:46am | by brianbeatonAttawapiskat First Nation would like to provide an update concerning the state of housing
Written by: Chief Theresa Spence on May 15, 2012.
Three talented young dancers from Sagkeeng First Nation win "Canada's Got Talent" competition
May 16, 2012 - 6:37am | by brianbeatonFirst Nation Dancers Crowned Winners of 'Canada's Got Talent'
5/15/2012 by Etan Vlessing
The unexpected win for Sagkeeng's Finest follows three young men from rural Manitoba making clogging cool as they won over Canadians with their Cinderella story.