Matawa First Nations Also Urge Matawa Learning Centre Students to Exercise Caution in the City of Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Matawa First Nation Chiefs, Board of Directors and staff today offered their deepest condolences to the Begg family and community of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug [Read more]
Marten Falls First Nation (MFFN) and Aroland First Nation (AFN) re-affirm their jurisdictional authority over their respective territories in Northern Ontario, in light of recent Ring of Fire transportation plan announcements by the Government of Ontario, Noront Resources and KWG Resources. In [Read more]
Thursday, April 16, the First Nations whose lands and resources will be most affected by the proposed Ring of Fire development met to sign a protocol agreement. Marten Falls First Nation and Webequie First Nation entered into a “Negotiation Protocol Respecting Early Exploration in the Ring of [Read more]
Aroland, Eabametoong and Marten Falls Move Forward With Agreement For The Ogoki Forest THUNDER BAY, ON – The First Nations of Aroland, Eabametoong and Marten Falls have agreed to move forward together with forest tenure and forestry related economic development within their traditional homelands [Read more]
Entente historique pour faire avancer l’exploitation du Cercle de feu La province de l’Ontario et les Premières Nations Matawa franchissent une autre étape en concluant une entente marquante qui fera en sorte que leurs communautés bénéficient de l’exploitation proposée du Cercle [Read more]
First Nation Recipients Receive Noront Resources Mikawaa Scholarship August 26, a luncheon was held in Rumours Dining Room at Confederation College to present three students with the Noront Resources Mikawaa Scholarship. Marlene Shewaybick from Webequie First Nation, Holly Mendowegan from [Read more]
New Ontario Government Lays Foundations for Future Growth A number of communities and First Nations in Northwestern Ontario are identifying investment opportunities that will create new jobs and grow the local economy. With support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) [Read more]
McGuinty Government and Marten Falls First Nation Support Responsible Development in the Ring of Fire Ontario and Marten Falls First Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to realize the benefits of responsible mineral development in the Ring of Fire. The memorandum of [Read more]
November 7, 2011 MATAWA FIRST NATIONS FILE JUDICIAL REVIEW,CONTINUE CALLS FOR JOINT REVIEW PANEL ON RING OF FIRE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT OTTAWA, ON – First Nation leaders from Northern Ontario gathered in Ottawa today, sending a strong message to the Government of Canada about resource [Read more]
Marten Falls Detachment Ogoki Post, ON – March 29, 2011, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) Constable Marc Beauparlant had the satisfaction of seeing an idea of his arrive at completion. In October of 2010, Cst. Beauparlant, DARE Officer for NAPS Marten Falls Detachment, began an [Read more]
February 1, 2011 Montreal, Canada –- KWG Resources Inc. (TSXV: KWG) yesterday (Mon.Jan.31.2011) had its helicopter evacuate a man injured in the campsite being installed beside the Koper Lake ice runway for a threatened blockade of exploration activities in the area. The man was given first aid [Read more]
