First Light, New Workers for Wataynikaneyap
First Light, New Workers for Wataynikaneyap Thunder Bay, Ont. – A major milestone was hit on Canada’s Largest First Nations-led infrastructure project as the Pikangikum First Nation was officially connected to Ontario’s power grid through the Wataynikaneyap Power Transmission Line Project. The Project is one of the most ambitious and transformative infrastructure projects in Canada’s history, led […]
Haida Wild Explores Red Sea Urchin Processing
Haida Wild Explores Red Sea Urchin Processing Campbell River, B.C. – An exciting opportunity was presented to seven Haida Wild staff to go to Quadra Island to learn how to process Red Sea Urchin at Walcan Seafood Ltd. for a two-week period in the middle of November. Walcan currently has 30-40 employees working on Red Sea […]
Aboriginal Tourism Thriving in Quebec
Aboriginal Tourism Thriving in Quebec Wendake, Que. – According to Quebec Aboriginal Tourism, each year their industry segment welcomes more than 816,000 visitors and sustains nearly 3,500 jobs across 150 Aboriginal tourism operators from 11 Indigenous groups located in 55 communities. Some other interesting facts about the provincial industry include: • Nowadays Aboriginal companies are more […]
$23 Million For Indigenous Training Tied To Voisey’s Bay Expansion
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Nfld. – Newfoundland and Labrador recently announced it is teaming up with the federal government to deliver a new $23.6 million training program aimed at getting more Indigenous people to work at the Voisey’s Bay mine.
Pirurvik Picks Up $1 MILLION Prize
Whitehorse, YT – The seventh annual Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony was held here recently in conjunction with the third instalment of the Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference.
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White River, Ont. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently joined Harte Gold President Stephen Roman to officially open the company’s new gold property, the Sugar Zone mine. The mine’s arrival follows the revival of the township’s once-mothballed sawmill, which was relaunched five years ago, and signals a new era of prosperity in the region. “The opening […]
