• A Walk for Unity

    A Walk for Unity – Regina to Ottawa

    THUNDER BAY – A Walk for Unity has travelled from Regina to Thunder Bay on their way to Ottawa. The Walkers are planning to arrive in Ottawa on June 21st for National Aboriginal Day.  The Walkers are headed to Ottawa to send a message to the government and to Prime Minister Stephen Harper that it [...]

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  • Forest Products Association Steps Up

    Forest Products Association Steps Up

    OTTAWA – Op-ED - As the President and CEO of the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC), on behalf of the companies who signed the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement (CBFA), we regret that environmental groups have suspended negotiations in northwest Ontario and Quebec but we are pleased that they remain committed to continuing the hard work [...]

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  • View of the river from this morning in Moose Creek

    Flooding Emergencies across North

    THUNDER BAY – Flood Emergencies across Northern Ontario. Emergency Preparedness Week is on in Ontario. For communities across Northern Ontario, it is not a drill. Real emergencies have been declared across the North. Many communities under Flood Warnings or Alerts are under various stages of evacuation planning, or alerts. Several communities are in the process [...]

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  • Dilico has a new office in Armstrong

    Dilico opens new Armstrong office

    ARMSTRONG - Dilico Anishinabek Family Care has announced the Grand Opening of the new Armstrong District Office in Whitesand First Nation, Ontario. The previous office for the communities has been in Armstrong since 1992. “Dilico has been delivering services and programs that strengthen and support the well-being of children, youth, families and communities in the Northern [...]

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  • Sarah Campbell – Wynne Government needs to act now

    Sarah Campbell – Wynne Government needs to act now

    QUEEN’S PARK - NDP Aboriginal Affairs critic Sarah Campbell says the Wynne Government needs to act now to prevent future states of emergency in Far Northern communities. Speaking during Question Period, Campbell said that the Premier is aware of the economic and social conditions that have led to communities like the Neskantaga First Nation to declare States [...]

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