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UTNS – Maybe 2020 would be a good year to get sober – Net Newsledger
January 24, 2020 ATTAWAPISKAT – Maybe 2020 would be a good year to get sober. If you think you have a drug or alcohol problem or an addiction that is affecting your life and also the lives of loved ones, family and friends may be getting sober would be a good idea. I fully realize […]
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Award winners represent the best in Indigenous business – Northern Ontario Business
PEP Conference celebrated recipients on Jan. 21 Before partnering up with Jacob & Samuel (J&S) Drilling, Atikameksheng Anishnawbek had very little knowledge of the diamond drilling business, according to Brendan Huston, the First Nation’s CEO. The community, a Huron-Robinson Treaty signatory located about 19 kilometres west of Sudbury, had had some exposure to the mining […]
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Anishinabekwe becomes Fellow Chartered Professional Accountant of Ontario – Anishinabek News
January 24, 2020 TORONTO – Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario (CPA Ontario) recognize Helen Bobiwash as a new Fellow (FCPAs). “My work with Indigenous communities is unique and fairly isolated from other CPAs. The recognition as a Fellow makes me feel like I am part of a larger accounting community,” said Bobiwash. According to CPA […]
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TBSO Signs Music Director Paul Haas for another four years – Net Newsledger
January 24, 2020 Thunder Bay – ENTERTAINMENT – After a brief but thorough renegotiation process, TBSO President Linda Penner and TBSO Music Director Paul Haas are pleased to announce the renewal and extension of his contract with the Thunder Bay Symphony for the next four years. “We couldn’t be more delighted to have Paul for […]
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Ottawa Hospital builds a future with Inuit – Nunatsiaq News
23 January 2020 Scores of administrators and staff members from Tungasuvvingat Inuit and The Ottawa Hospital gathered on the morning of Jan. 23 at the main entrance to the hospital’s general campus to unveil this beautiful 17-foot qajaq, named “Sivuniksattinu,” or “For Our Future,” installed at the hospital as a gesture of reconciliation. It’s covered […]
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A London program that turns Indigenous women into warriors needs a financial lifeline – CBC
Positive Voice helps Indigenous women turn their lives around and live their dreams Jan 24, 2020 A game-changing program for Indigenous women is in jeopardy thanks to cash crunch. Staff at Positive Voice program are looking for a new financial lifeline to continue their work turning peoples’ lives around. The program at London’s Nokee Kwe […]
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Author to speak on social and economic costs of mining – SooToday.com
Author and university lecturer Joan Kuyek will speak at the Water Tower Inn on Jan. 30 Joan Kuyek, author, university lecturer and founding coordinator of MiningWatch Canada will be in Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, Jan. 30 to explore the true social and economic costs of mining with a particular focus on the Ring of […]
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Morning Brief: Poilievre bows out – iPolitics
Jan 24, 2020 Good morning, readers. The Lead In a surprise move, Pierre Poilievre announced Thursday that he’s not running for the Conservative leadership. “Over the last several weeks, I have been building a team and support for a possible run for the conservative leadership. In criss-crossing the country, I have been overwhelmed with the […]
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‘Child welfare to prison pipeline’ feeding rising Indigenous incarceration rates – APTN News
January 23, 2020 Renu Mandhane has visited Ontario’s provincial jails in northern Ontario where inmates largely identity as First Nation. In fact, Mandhane visited the Thunder Bay, Ont. jail last Tuesday in her official role as the chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. “I did a walk through and I asked the superintendent […]
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Indigenous participation in renewables and the four directions of sustainability – Corporate Knights
As more renewable projects move ahead, there are four key aspects to meaningful Indigenous participation to keep in mind This past summer, the Tahltan Nation made one of the largest clean-energy investments by a First Nation in Canadian history by purchasing 5% of three Northwest British Columbia Hydro Electric Facilities. This is just one of […]
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