Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt (Madawaska-Resitgouche, N.B.) announced Cambridge Bay's Plateau site as the location of the Canadian High Arctic Research Station (CHARS) in Nunavut. More information is available online. Call 819-997-0002.
Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board members were in Winnipeg, Manitoba, from Feb. 6 to 7, 2013, to meet with registered retailers and suppliers to discuss their views on the Nutrition North Canada (NNC) program. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) said the Nutrition North Canada Advisory Board continues to … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) issued a statement regarding Canada's decision to appeal the Jan. 8, 2013 Federal Court decision in Daniels v. Canada. The full statement is available online. Call 819-997-0002.
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) congratulated Marcel Colomb First Nation on the grand opening of their new drinking water treatment system. The Marcel Colomb reserve is currently under development and the completion of the drinking water system on the reserve represents the last milestone before homes are completed … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) announced new regulations that will allow the proposed Kitimat LNG liquefied natural gas facility on the Haisla First Nation's Bees Indian Reserve No. 6 to proceed. The Kitimat LNG facility will provide Canada's energy producers with a doorway to overseas markets, in addition … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) announced that the government's plan for new investments in First Nation water and wastewater systems on reserve. The government will invest $330.8 million over two years to sustain progress made to build and renovate water and wastewater infrastructure on reserve and to support … Read more
The government announced that eight more First Nations will sign onto the Framework Agreement on First Nation Land Management, enabling them to begin a process to opt out of the 34 land-related sections of the Indian Act and assume greater control over their reserve land and resources. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) announced the start of the government's intensive consultations with First Nations on the development of a First Nation Education Act. Economic Action Plan 2012 committed the government to having legislation in place for September 2014 and to exploring mechanisms to ensure stable, predictable … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) issued a statement regarding his meeting with Assembly of First Nations (AFN) national chief Shawn A-in-chut Atleo, AFN regional chief Morley Googoo and other members of the Chiefs Committee on Education. Duncan said that the meeting was frank, productive and focused on how to … Read more
Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq (Nunavut) announced approval of the Baffinland Mary River Project based on the recommendation of the Nunavut Impact Review Board. The project now moves into the project certificate phase, led by the Nunavut Impact Review Board. The Mary River … Read more
