LONGLAC, ON – (See poster below) Members of the media and the public are cordially invited to attend the Healing Walk for all First Nations and Communities this Thursday. Walkers will be available to speak about a 7-day walk that began yesterday, July 15th, with a pipe ceremony at the [Read more]
“Experience Superior North” is a week-long face-to-face leadership experience for students from Toronto Catholic District School Board, Crescent Private School-Toronto, Ottawa CDSB, Simcoe-Muskoka CDSB, and Wellington CDSB and is hosted by Superior North Catholic District School Board. [Read more]
Students from Toronto Catholic DSB Learn & Lead with Superior North Catholic DSB May 15-19, 2016 GERALDTON, ON – The Superior North Catholic District School Board is pleased to announce, in partnership with Toronto Catholic District School Board’s Adventure Learning Experiences Program, a [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Further to the Your Vote Matters! Campaign launched on October 14, 2015, the Matawa Chiefs today expressed their encouragement for the increased Indigenous voter turn-out in the five (5) ridings of in the Matawa region during the October 19, 2015 federal election. “The [Read more]
Premier Joins First Nations Chiefs to Formalize Regional Framework Premier Kathleen Wynne and the Matawa member First Nations Chiefs were in Thunder Bay yesterday, where they joined Matawa community members, to officially celebrate the recent signing of a landmark regional framework agreement to [Read more]
Historic Agreement to Move Ring of Fire Development Forward The Province of Ontario and Matawa-member First Nations are taking another step forward by reaching a landmark agreement that will ensure First Nation communities benefit from the proposed Ring of Fire development. The regional framework [Read more]
Chief Celia Echum – 4th Straight 2yr Term GINOOGAMING FN, ON – Elections for the Chief and Council of Ginoogaming First Nation were held on Wednesday the 21st day of August 2013. Celia Echum was re-elected for her 4th straight 2-year term by defeating challenger Joanne Towegishig by a [Read more]
Chief Celia Echum looking to maximize opportunities from the Kenogami Forest Unit LONGLAC, ON – In October of 2012, Ginoogaming First Nation signed an agreement with AV Birla Terrace Bay to sell pulpwood to their mill from areas that are the band’s traditional territory on the Kenogami [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]
LONGLAC, ON – October 7, 2011 a warrant was executed at a home in the Town of Longlac by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment. A small amount of cannabis marijuana was located at the residence along with other offence related property. Norma TOWEGISHIG, 52, of Longlac, [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Yesterday, (August 16, 2011) a Memorandum of Understanding (Click underlined text to read/view MOU) was signed between Ginoogaming First Nation and the Municipality of Greenstone. The MOU states that Greenstone and Ginoogaming shall endeavour to procure a wood allocation [Read more]
