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Statement: National Energy Board delivers TMX Reconsideration Report
February 22, 2019 – Ottawa – Natural Resources Canada The Honourable Amarjeet Sohi, Minister of Natural Resources, today issued the following statement in response to the release of the National Energy Board’s (NEB) Reconsideration Report on the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion (TMX) project: “The Government of Canada has been steadfast in its commitment to do the hard […]
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FPAC Announces Second Annual Awards Of Excellence Program
February 21, 2019 February 20, 2019 – Ottawa: Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) announced that its Awards of Excellence luncheon will take place this year in Vancouver on May 9th. The second annual event recognizes and celebrates the men and women who have made special contributions to strengthen Canada’s forest products sector and our […]
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Reconciliation Lecture Series Part of Trent’s 50th Anniversary of Indigenous Studies
February 22, 2019 Internationally renowned advocate & honorary degree recipient Sylvia Maracle to speak on Monday at First Peoples House of Learning As Trent University celebrates its 50th anniversary of Indigenous Studies, the University is offering a lecture series focusing on reconciliation with the final lecture in the series on Monday, February 25. The Provost’s […]
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Canada’s Infrastructure Minister takes concrete action to make federal infrastructure plan more responsive to the needs of provinces and territories
Ottawa, Ontario, February 21, 2019 – Canadians across the country will benefit from more renewed public infrastructure as a result of measures being taken to make the Government of Canada’s infrastructure plan more responsive to the unique and evolving needs of the provinces and territories. Each of the 13 provincial and territorial governments now have […]
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Infrastructure Investments Improving Health Care in Chatham-Kent
February 22, 2019 9:50 A.M.The Ontario government is investing in the Wallaceburg hospital site redevelopment to help patients and families in Chatham-Kent get the high-quality health care they need, closer to home, Infrastructure Minister Monte McNaughton announced today. “Fourteen years ago when this hospital was at risk of being shut down, I was one of […]
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Thunder Bay to Host ISWO’s Annual Ontario Native Basketball Invitational
Indigenous youth, communities, and the City of Thunder Bay see annual basketball tournament as an opportunity to create dialogue and engagement, through sport. Mississauga, Ontario – February 22, 2019 – Indigenous Sport & Wellness Ontario (ISWO) announced Monday, that its fifth edition of the extremely popular and well-attended, Ontario Native Basketball Invitational (ONBI) will take place […]
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Minister of Indigenous Services and Cat Lake First Nation sign interim framework agreement to address housing and health challenges
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (February 21, 2019) – Today, the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, Minister of Indigenous Services, issued the following statement regarding today’s meeting with Cat Lake First Nation: “Supporting the health and safety of the people of Cat Lake is our first priority. Earlier today, I met with Chief Matthew Keewaykapow of Cat Lake First Nation […]
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The Daily Friday, February 22, 2019
Retail trade, December 2018 Retail sales edged down 0.1% to $50.4 billion in December. Lower sales at gasoline stations (-3.6%) were partly offset by higher sales at motor vehicle and parts dealers (+1.0%). Excluding gasoline stations, retail sales increased 0.4%. Continue reading Investment in building construction, December 2018 Total investment in building construction edged up […]
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ONWA Supports Human Trafficking Awareness Day
ONWA Supports Human Trafficking Awareness Day The Ontario Native Women’s Association (ONWA) fully supports Human Trafficking Awareness Day (February 22nd) as a vital tool in the effort to bring visibility to the scourge of pain and suffering taking place in the shadows of daily life across Ontario. Ontarians must understand that human trafficking is a […]
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We need a just transition not new pipelines and convoys of racism
February 20, 2019 Ottawa, ON — The Council of Canadians was proud to stand with the land defenders leading a counter-rally to the #UnitedWeRoll convoy yesterday. Though initial estimates had ranged from 300-400 trucks, only about 50 trucks arrived in front of Parliament Hill yesterday morning as a convoy calling for pipelines to be built […]
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