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NF FNs Unite to Pursue Arctic Surf Clam Licence

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Miawpukek First Nation – Conne River, NL – Three Indigenous Leaders representing all First Nation communities in Newfoundland Labrador have signed an historic agreement to Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Buctouche Mi’kmaq Band Improving Commercial Fishery (CFE)

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Located along the shores of Northumberland Strait and the mouth of the Bouctouche River in Kent County, New Brunswick, is the Buctouche Mi’kmaq Band. Over Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Potlotek Fisheries Update

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For almost 20 years Potlotek has been hosting an annual Fishing Derby that’s held every Father’s Day weekend. Over the past decade, the derby has Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Third National Indigenous Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (NAFF III)

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The Membertou Trade and Convention Centre, located on Cape Breton Island in the Mi’kmaw community of Membertou, was the site of the third National Indigenous Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Road to the Future: Paqtnkek pins its future on a highway interchange

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Rose Paul reaches for a box of fading, archived letters sitting on her filing cabinet at the band office of Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation. “Here’s a Continue Reading →

Business, Jobs

Sisson Mine represents jobs and opportunities for New Brunswick

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FREDERICTON – The provincial government welcomed the news today that the Sisson Mine received the federal government’s environmental assessment approval. This step, along with the Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

Waterfront Amphitheater Project

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April 19, 2017 – The Town of Annapolis Royal and Bear River First Nation are pleased to announce their partnership in relation to a waterfront Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Glooscap FN helps others connect

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Glooscap First Nation continues to lead the way in rural economic development in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. On April 11th, local MLA Keith Irving joined Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Terrestrial Species at Risk Workshop March 21-22, 2017

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Hampton Inn and Suites, Millbrook, N.S Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS) is hosting a meeting on terrestrial species at risk for Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Eskasoni: a Leader in Commercial Fishing

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The largest Mi’kmaw community in the world with close to 4000 community members is located in the heart of the picturesque and magnificent region of Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Gesgapegiag FN Continues Remarkable Progress

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The Micmacs of Gesgapegiag, a community of 700 people who call the Gaspé Peninsula home, are proving that innovative thinking and diversification of their commercial Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Waycobah reaping benefits of fiscal prudence

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This week in Waycobah, in central Cape Breton, the Trans-Canada Highway is clogged and rumbling as road crews widen it to accommodate traffic turning left Continue Reading →