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January 23rd, 2009
Services Canada hiring for new offices in Sioux Lookout, Sandy Lake First Nation and KI
January 23, 2009 - 10:54pm | by brianbeatonGovernment of Canada improves winter roads between remote Ontario First Nations
January 23, 2009 - 12:39pm | by brianbeatonClick here for webstream of Greg Rickford, MP for Kenora Riding, making the following announcement
INAC News Release
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA IMPROVES WINTER ROADS BETWEEN REMOTE ONTARIO FIRST NATIONS
SIOUX LOOKOUT, ONTARIO (January 23, 2009) * Thirty remote First Nation communities in northern Ontario will benefit from improved winter road networks, thanks to the Government of Canada.
Maggie Hodgson - Natives hurt by loss of traditional ceremonies
January 23, 2009 - 11:44am | by brianbeatonFrom Western Catholic Reporter
Natives hurt by loss of traditional ceremonies – Generations of pain stand in love's way
BY GLEN ARGAN - WESTERN CATHOLIC REPORTER
Edmonton - Former students of Indian residential schools often see being removed from their homes as the greatest suffering they experienced, says Maggie Hodgson.
January 22nd
National Film Board moving films online for free online viewing
January 22, 2009 - 7:44pm | by brianbeatonNFB makes films free online - $1.3M project to digitize the best of its films
January 21, 2009
The National Film Board of Canada has launched a new project to allow Canadians to see its films through online streaming.
Pelican Falls First Nations High School Students Attempt Guinness World Record
January 22, 2009 - 3:11pm | by AnonymousMedia Release
Pelican Falls First Nations High School located 5 kilometers outside of Sioux Lookout Ontario is attempting to set a Guinness World Record in mattress stacking during its Winter Carnival January 29, to Feb 1, 2009.
Research partnership about videoconferencing between National Research Council and First Nation groups
January 22, 2009 - 2:09pm | by brianbeatonFrom The Daily Gleaner, Fredericton
Putting technology to good use
By Kyle Mullin - January 22nd, 2009
Proposed changes to Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) putting traditional water routes at risk
January 22, 2009 - 7:00am | by brianbeatonFrom http://www.ispeakforcanadianrivers.ca
The NWPA Issue: Rivers At Risk
Transport Canada is in the process of rewriting the Navigable Waters Protection Act (NWPA) to eliminate a developer’s obligation to consider impacts on navigation when building dams, bridges, causeways or other invasive structures on thousands of waterways across Canada.
January 21st
Derek Kakegamick Memorial Hockey Tournament om Sandy Lake First Nation
January 21, 2009 - 4:16pm | by AnonymousDerek Kakegamick Memorial Hockey Tournament
February 11 - 14, 2009
Sandy Lake Ontario
Entry Fee $2500.00
Prizes:
Championship $25,000.00
January 20th
The world is hoping the inauguration of the new president of the United States brings changes
January 20, 2009 - 9:31pm | by brianbeatonNAN press release ...
Statement from NAN Grand Chief Stan Beardy on the Inauguration of Barack Obama
THUNDER BAY, ON Tuesday January 20, 2009: Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy made the following statement on today’s inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America:
Mining industry's requirement to report on toxic tailings across Canada goes to federal court
January 20, 2009 - 2:32pm | by brianbeatonPress release ...
Canada’s Toxic Mine Tailings Secret Goes to Court: Information on toxic pollution from mines being hidden from public
(Toronto, January 19, 2009) Canada’s Federal Court will be hearing a lawsuit today against the Minister of the Environment for failing to ensure that Canada’s mining industry publicly reports the hundreds of millions of kilograms of toxic pollution it generates each year.