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$2.5 million in 29 OTF grants for Ontario Aboriginal communities and groups

April 7, 2010 

The Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) is awarding $2,541,600 to 29 projects benefiting Aboriginal communities and community groups across Ontario. Funding represents $1,639,600 in Community grants made to 23 local eligible organizations and $902,000 in Province-Wide grants awarded to six larger or umbrella organizations whose projects will serve Aboriginal communities across the province.

PARO invites applications for the position of Mentoring Coordinator

JOB POSTING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CLERK  

Keewaytinook Okimakanak is seeking a self-motivated individual to perform the duties of an Accounts Payable Clerk in the Finance Department. This is a One (1) year contract term position to replace a leave.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will be responsible to assume the duties of the Accounts Payable Clerk as follows:

Overall management of vendor accounts including:

From the Globe and Mail

Catholic church reluctant to release residential schools records

Privacy laws cited as negotiations continue with commission investigating abuse of Indian students

Ottawa — Apr. 06, 2010

COO press release

Ontario Regional Chief Supports Grassy Narrows First Nation in their Call for Governments to Deal with Mercury Pollution

Tuesday, April 6, 2010 - TORONTO, ON – Ontario Regional Chief Angus Toulouse today expressed his full support for the Grassy Narrows First Nation as they demand that the Ontario and Canadian governments address the mercury pollution that has poisoned their peoples, the waters, and their lands for the past forty years.

 AFN press release

Assembly of First Nations Welcomes Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study: "Survey Reinforces First Nations Priorities"

OTTAWA, April 7 - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo commented on the findings of the National Urban Aboriginal Peoples Study released yesterday noting consistency with First Nation interests.

From Canoe.ca Technology

Feds plan consultation to help Canadians catch up to digital wave

By JENNIFER DITCHBURN, The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — Canadians might love their Blackberries, their eBay shopping and their PVRs, but businesses in this country haven’t embraced the new digital world as much as other competitive nations.

From the Globe and Mail

Canada's digital divide

Iain Marlow and Jacquie McNish - From Saturday's Globe and Mail - Apr. 03, 2010

As urban centres rush to build high-speed broadband networks to keep up with exploding demand, many rural regions are being left behind. Unreliable and expensive connections are costing outlying communities a shot at economic prosperity

From TheMarkNews.com

OPINION: Aboriginal Schools in Canada - The Way Forward

2010/04/01 - Jennifer Dalton, Research Fellow at York University

From the Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal  

Chiefs study road network

JIM KELLY - 04/01/2010 

The early closure of winter roads this year is having severe repercussions on remote First Nation communities, the Nishnawbe-Aski Nation Winter Chiefs Assembly heard Wednesday.