Province Introduces Amendments to Manitoba Hydro Act
Press Release The Manitoba government has introduced legislation that would increase Manitoba Hydro’s short-term borrowing limit, Crown Services Minister Jeff Wharton announced today. “Manitoba Hydro has the opportunity to save Manitobans money by updating their financial investments,” said Wharton.? “This long overdue change will save ratepayers up…
Island artists receive grants
Press Release November 21, 2019 Melissa Peter-Paul says receiving an arts grant from the provincial government gives her more time to focus on creating her quillwork boxes – made out of birch bark, sweet grass, porcupine quills and spruce root all harvested by her and her family.…
Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh Congratulates New Federal Cabinet Ministers
Press? Release Kenora, ON — Ogichidaa Francis Kavanaugh, Grand Chief of Treaty #3 congratulates newly announced Federal Cabinet Ministers and looks forward to meeting and working with each one of them on ensuring the priorities of the Treaty #3 Nation are met. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled…
SFU: Climate change may impact kelp’s ability to reproduce
Press Release Marine heat waves may be impacting one of the ocean’s major sources of food and shelter for sea life—kelp. A recent study by SFU post-doctoral student Jordan Hollarsmith published in the Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology examined how giant kelp respond to increasingly…
ITK Welcomes New And Returning Cabinet Ministers
Press Release November 20, 2019 – Ottawa, Ontario – Inuit?Tapiriit?Kanatami?congratulates the 36 Cabinet Ministers?announced?today. We look forward to working with key members of cabinet through the Inuit Crown Partnership Committee and all ministers through a whole-of-government approach to?bringing Inuit?Nunangat?into Canada as a process of nation-building.?? In particular,…
New cut level set for Lakes Timber Supply Area
Press Release In?response to the end of the mountain pine beetle epidemic and salvage of dead pine in the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA), the new allowable annual cut (AAC) for the Lakes TSA will be 970,000 cubic metres, effective immediately. The new AAC was announced by…
Woodfibre LNG invests millions in Squamish community and businesses: update to District
Press Release November 14, 2019 VANCOUVER – Woodfibre LNG provided an update to District of Squamish Council yesterday, highlighting the Company’s…
Government of BC: Over $27 million to help more wood fibre use
Press Release PRINCE GEORGE – More than $27 million in project grants that will help create jobs throughout British Columbia will…