December 16, 2010 McGuinty Government Supporting Local Economy, Preparing For Future Jobs The Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation plans to more effectively market itself to investors to attract economic development. With support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) [Read more]
December 14, 2010 MINISTER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS NEEDS TO REPLY TO FIRST NATIONS CORRESPONDENCE AND CONCERNS carolMRP1– Click to hear Hughes OTTAWA, ON – The Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs should show some manners and reply to his correspondence according to Carol Hughes. Rising in [Read more]
November 30, 2010 McGuinty Government Helping Community Prepare Ring of Fire Investment Opportunities Marten Falls First Nation is preparing for what would result from developing the Ring of Fire. With support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) program, the First Nation will [Read more]
November 29, 2010 McGuinty Government And Right To Play Launch Hockey Program This winter, Aboriginal children and youth in Moose Cree and Sandy Lake First Nations will be hitting the ice to receive hockey lessons and compete in hockey games. Promoting Life-skills for Aboriginal Youth (PLAY) is a [Read more]
November 29, 2010 McGuinty Government Helps Improve Access To Goods And Services For Northerners A network of winter roads will make it easier and less costly for residents in the far north to travel and bring in supplies. Temporary roads over frozen ground and waterways will connect 31 northern [Read more]
November 25, 2010 Bartleman Awards Celebrate Young Aboriginal Writers Six young aboriginal writers are receiving the James Bartleman Aboriginal Youth Creative Writing Awards. This year’s recipients include a 13-year-old Toronto boy’s writings about his younger sister’s struggles [Read more]
**Scroll down for a video interview with actor Meegwun Fairbrother who, as the son of a teacher, lived in many Northern Ontario communities including nearby Pic Mobert First Nation and Thunder Bay, Ontario. Photos/interview by Karina Hunter Manitouwadge Teachers Bring Arts Alive With Touring [Read more]
**OntarioNewsNorth.com was following these awards not only because of the ‘green’ aspect but in particular because of the nomination of Byron LeClair, Pic River Director of Energy, for the 2010 Aboriginal Community Power Award. Congratulations to all of those recognized with nominations [Read more]
Scroll down for video interview with Liz Michano, Economic Development Director, Pic River First Nation. PIC RIVER FIRST NATION, ON – Friday, November 12th, dignitaries and residents gathered for the Grand Opening of the Pic River Employment and Business Training Centre. In addition to Pic [Read more]
(November, 15 2010) – Confederation College and the Matawa First Nations have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today. This MOU outlines the terms of affiliation between Matawa and Confederation and is meant to forge a formal relationship between both parties. Matawa First [Read more]
November 12, 2010 I am pleased that Canada has agreed to support the United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Declaration is an aspirational document which speaks to the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples, taking into account their specific [Read more]
Police Looking for assistance with 2 Break and Enters LONGLAC, ON – Between October 28 and November 1, 2010, a home on Forestry Road in Longlac was broken into. The inside the home was damaged. On November 6, 2010, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a call [Read more]
McGuinty Government And First Nations Reach Important Milestone Cat Lake and Slate Falls First Nations and Ontario have released a draft community based land use plan that identifies areas for protection and sustainable development in the Far North. The Cat Lake-Slate Falls Land Use Draft Plan [Read more]
Photos/Videos by Karina Hunter, Editor OntarioNewsNorth.com Industry and Aboriginal Groups Collaborate to Develop Career paths for Aboriginal Peoples in the Mining Sector MARATHON, ON – November 4th, Anishinabek Employment and Training Services (AETS) in co-operation with the Assembly of First [Read more]
