Government outspoken support of Northern Gateway Pipeline before hearings is troubling
January 14, 2012 - 9:21pm | by brianbeaton
Aboriginal Leaders Angered by Outright Government Support of Northern Gateway Pipeline
By ICTMN Staff January 13, 2012
Chiefs of Ontario organizing First Nations to take direct action on January 24 in support of treaties
January 13, 2012 - 5:11pm | by brianbeatonCOO Press Release
Winnipeg claiming it owes Shoal Lake First Nation nothing as it sells water to its neighbours
January 13, 2012 - 10:30am | by brianbeaton
City owes nothing to reserve in water dispute, official says
By: Jen Skerritt - 01/13/2012
The City of Winnipeg says it does not owe a Shoal Lake First Nation compensation for selling water and sewer services to neighbouring municipalities after a legal review determined it has the right to withdraw water from the Ontario lake.
First Nation Health Services Integration Fund Information Session in Thunder Bay - Jan 31, Feb 1
January 12, 2012 - 8:26am | by brianbeatonTreaty #3 Health Services memo ...
CRTC directs NorthwesTel to justify its pricing for bandwidth services to other providers
January 12, 2012 - 8:02am | by brianbeaton
From http://nnsl.com/northern-news-services/stories/papers/jan11_12crtc.html
Justify pricing, CRTC says - NorthwesTel told to publish rates for its V-Connect service and prepare cost studies
Thandiwe Vela - Northern News Services - January 11, 2012 - SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE
First Nations document opposition to any nuclear waste disposal sites across Northern Ontario
January 11, 2012 - 6:15am | by brianbeatonFrom Northern Ontario Business
First Nations reiterate opposition to nuclear waste storage
By: Northern Ontario Business staff - 1/9/2012
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) and the Anishinabek Nation have united in their opposition to the storage of nuclear waste in Northern Ontario.
First Nation drug crisis draws nursing groups and political organizations into battle
January 10, 2012 - 10:58pm | by brianbeaton
From the Vancouver Sun
Ontario nurses blast gov't inaction on First Nations drug crisis
BY ELIZABETH PAYNE, POSTMEDIA NEWS JANUARY 10, 2012
OTTAWA — The federal and provincial governments have failed to adequately address the prescription drug abuse crisis that is devastating remote northern Ontario communities, says the association that represents 33,000 registered nurses in Ontario.
Pikangikum First Nation students lose teachers and possible school year due to mould in homes
January 10, 2012 - 10:42pm | by brianbeatonFrom Winnipeg Free Press
Mould drives teachers away, jeopardizes school year for hundreds of students
By: Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press - Posted: 01/10/2012
OTTAWA - The only school in a troubled northwestern Ontario First Nation has closed down almost all of its classes because mould has driven away many of its teachers.
North Spirit Lake First Nation and region struggle with deaths in today's plane crash
January 10, 2012 - 10:36pm | by brianbeaton
AFN press release
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Offers Condolences Following Plane Crash Near North Spirit Lake First Nation
OTTAWA, Jan. 10, 2012 /CNW/ - Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo today offered condolences following a plane crash near North Spirit Lake First Nation.
AFN National Chief wants 2012 to represent a ‘critical mass for change for First Nations people’
January 9, 2012 - 2:13pm | by brianbeaton
Atleo wants 2012 to represent a ‘critical mass for change for First Nations people’
By CHRIS PLECASH | The Hill Times Jan. 09, 2012
AFN National Chief Atleo calls on PM to follow through on endorsement of UN Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
