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Landmark Inn ownership group expands

Web Posted: 7/11/2008 8:12:46 PM 
 
Nine more First Nation groups signed onto a real estate partnership Friday for the Landmark Hotel in Thunder Bay opening the door for economic benefits in the hospitality industry for a total of 22 First Nation communities and 3 Treaty Territories.

From the report ... The Government of Canada Action Plan to Reform the Administration of Grant anContribution Programs

LOOKING FORWARD (Page 14) ...

With the Action Plan, the government is taking the next step for improved management of Gs and Cs, which will lead to simplified administration, risk-based approaches and strengthened accountability.

Recipients and federal program administrators will see a reduction in the volume and complexity of reporting, monitoring and audit requirements.

Kasabonika and North Caribou Lake First Nations are two of the seven remote First Nations that received funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund and Industry Canada's FedNor to build local cable plants and networks connecting all their buildings (homes and organizations) to their local headends. In Kasabonika and North Caribou Lake, the headend is the C-band satellite dish that is part of the Northern Indigenous Community Satellite Network (NICSN - http://smart.knet.ca/satellite).

Equay-wuk (Women's Group)

Invites

Aboriginal Women Role Models/ Leaders

and

Young Aboriginal Women (ages 18-29)

to participate in Phase II

"Building Aboriginal Women's Leadership Training Camps 2008"

Dates:

July 29-31, 2008 in Mishkeegogamang

Nibinamik First Nation

Proudly Presents & Invites You To

The

10^th Annual Youth Wilderness Retreat Program

(YWRP) July 21-25, 2008

Walk 4 Justice gets support from the Council of Canadians

Hello friends,
 

From 91.5 CKPR News http://www.ckpr.com/news.aspx?cid=109437

KI lawyer says his clients very happy with ruling

The lawyer for six members of the Kitchenumaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation says his clients feel ''completely vindicated'' by Monday's ruling from Ontario's highest court. The written ruling from the Ontario Court of Appeal says there was no reason to 'bring down the hammer'' on aboriginal leaders who were jailed and fined after staging protests over mining disputes earlier this year.

E-Health Partnership Meeting  

July 7-9th 2008

Location:  Keewaytinook Okimakanak office, Balmertown

Meeting Purpose:

COO Press Release ... 

July 4, 2008

DVD Case Management Training in Hamilton July 22 & 23, 2008  

This is a reminder that we are still accepting registrations for our upcoming training initiative scheduled for July 22 & 23 in Hamilton. The training will deal with case management, end of life situations and palliative care.