High Cost Special Education program audit and evaluation RFP by Chiefs of Ontario

The following Request for Proposals (RFP) is distributed by the Chiefs of Ontario.

Click here for the PDF copy of this 4 page document.

KO's K-Net work with broadband highlighted in latest National Research Council newsletter

From National Research Council web site ...

Weaving broadband into our cultural fabric

Canada is famously vast. Yet much of our 33 million-odd population lives less than 160 kilometres from the American border, more than three-quarters of whom live in cities. And our population thins the further north you go.

Assembly of First Nations hosting Inter-Nation Trade and Economic Summit

The Assembly of First Nations Invites you to attend the:

INTER-NATION TRADE & ECONOMIC SUMMIT

March 9 -11, 2009
Metro Toronto
Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA

Agenda

Workshops and Presentation on topics such as:

Pelican Falls hosting 6th Annual Volleyball Tournament Feb 14

Pelican Falls

6th Annual Volleyball Tournament

Saturday February 14th

3 men 3 ladies

$150 per team

contact Duane Ogemah 737-1283 work/ 582-3908 home

5 cents for each plastic bag in Toronto - another tax for consumers from corporate sector

From CBC.ca

Loblaws starts charging for plastic bags

January 12, 2009

Starting Monday, the biggest grocery chain in Ontario will start charging shoppers in its Toronto stores for plastic bags.

Customers at Loblaws will have to pay five cents for every plastic bag.

It's part of a plan, according to company officials, that was in the works before Toronto city council started talking about ways to reduce plastic bags.

International Conference Conclusions and Recommendations calls for Inclusive Education

UNESCO International Conference on Education Conclusions and Recommendations

CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE 48TH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION (ICE)

Youth Leadership Project Coordinator position in Kenora for Treaty 3 region

Grand Council Treaty #3

Weeneebayko Program at Queens providing medical services in remote First Nations

From Queen's Journal

Chartering the right to healthcare - Weeneebayko Program has provided medical services for Moose Factory region since 1960s

By Kerri Macdonald, Features Editor

KO searching for Off-Reserve Secondary School Intake Coordinator

Keewaytinook Okimakanak (KO) has an opening for an Off-Reserve secondary School Intake Coordinator (IC). This is a short term four (4) month contact position which may result in full-time employment.

Intake Coordinator Responsibilities

The Intake Coordinator will be responsible for, but not to limited to travel to each Keewaytinook Okimakanak Tribal Council First Nation to:

MTO closes access to 16 remote First Nations for bridge upgrades as winter road season starts

NAN Press Release 

NAN upset over MTO'S planned bridge closures

     THUNDER BAY, ON, Jan. 8 /CNW/ - Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Stan Beardy is urging the Ministry of Transportation to rethink its planned closure of three bridges connecting 16 remote communities within the NAN territory to the south through the winter road network.