MARATHON, ON – Without knowing the outcome of the provincial election budget deliberations were made a little more difficult for the Superior-Greenstone District School Board but at its regular board meeting held June 23rd trustees approved a $37-million operating budget for 2014-2015. The budget [Read more]
PIC MOBERT FIRST NATION, ON – Chief Johanna Desmoulin stated on the evening of June 21st, 2014 that over 98% of the participating eligible voters had voted in favour of approving the deal, which will add an additional 16 sq km of lands to the land strapped community of approximately 400 [Read more]
Today, Premier Kathleen Wynne released the following statement: “I want to wish the people of Ontario a happy National Aboriginal Day. This day is a unique opportunity to honour the cultures that are such a fundamental part of our history and the fabric of our province. Ontario is home to [Read more]
NORTHWESTERN, ON – Superior-Greenstone District School Board covers an impressive geographical area of 45,100 km2 where students who live in communities from Manitouwadge to Dorion on the Northshore and throughout the Municipality of Greenstone are educated in the boards 17 elementary [Read more]
MONTREAL, PQ – The management of KWG Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE:KWG) mourns the death yesterday of Stan Louttit, elected Grand Chief of the Mushkegowuk, the Cree of the James Bay Lowlands. It was our privilege to have become befriended by Stan Louttit, in the course of our engagement with [Read more]
BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON — Tuesday May 27, 2014 Batchewana leadership attended the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Special Chief’s Assembly to discuss the Federal Government’s controversial (proposed) Bill C-33.The Act titled, “First Nations Control of First Nations Education”, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Thunder Bay – Superior North Liberal candidate, and incumbent, Michael Gravelle was back in Marathon again last week, one of many stops, during his travels through the Northshore and Greenstone campaigning door-to-door and discussing issues, with residents and [Read more]
RED ROCK, ON – The Superior North Catholic District School Board has Native Language in four of our schools: St. Brigid (Nakina), St. Joseph (Geraldton), Our Lady of Fatima (Longlac) St. Edward (Nipigon) April 23 and 24, the Native Language teachers gathered at St. Hilary School in Red Rock [Read more]
CLICK PLAY in viewer above to watch special from: From SportsnetCanada Geraldton Composite High School’s hockey teams welcome the Whale Cove Whalers from Nunavunt. Article/Photos by Dan Robsen : Ten kids. 7,200 kilometres. One epic road trip. (clicking will take you to the post on [Read more]
ATTAWAPISKAT, ON – May 20, 2014, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Attawapiskat Detachment received a complaint about a fight taking place on board an aircraft in flight. Police attended at the Attawapiskat airport and commenced an investigation upon arrival of Air Tindi Flight 803. As a result [Read more]
UPDATE: : Prayers & Tobacco for Makayla Sault) “There was a meeting today with CAS and they will not be investigating further. They have closed the file and do not see Makayla as a child in need of protection!! She is released to take onongwatri:yo: and stay with her [Read more]
Latest Update – May 19 at 10 p.m. At the request of leaders of the First Nation, Attawapiskat residents who had been evacuated to communities in Ontario and Québec over the last three days, will start to move back home on May 20. Community leaders and officials from the Ministry of Natural [Read more]
OTTAWA, ON – The two largest First Nation police services in Ontario, Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) and Anishinabek Police Service (APS), are in Ottawa today to expose underhanded negotiating tactics on policing agreements by the Government of Canada. “With police services on [Read more]
Author of Pathlight; Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW is originally from the U.S., earning her Canadian Citizenship in 2013. Annie & her Husband live in Pic River First Nation. Annie Wenger-Nabigon, MSW, RSW has been a cinical social worker since 1979 working in mental health, family therapy, [Read more]
Ontario Creating Jobs, Strengthening Northern Economy Ontario is helping to build a stronger, more diverse northern economy while creating jobs in the Algoma-Manitoulin area. With $4.3 million in support from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation(NOHFC), seven projects [Read more]
