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MANS launches “Mining Rocks! video contest

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Over $9000 in cash prizes As students settle into the new school year, the Mining Association of Nova Scotia (MANS) is hoping to inspire junior Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Micmacs of Gesgapegiag Forging a Sustainable Commercial Fishery

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The south shore of the Gaspé Peninsula is home to the Gesgapegiag First Nation. Located at the intersection of the Gesgapegiag River estuary and the Continue Reading →

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Building Cross-Cultural Bridges for Prosperity in the Atlantic Region

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In an increasingly multicultural Canada, a key ingredient for success is the ability to work effectively with people from all backgrounds. Atlantic Canada has in Continue Reading →

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Welcome aboard James

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Ulnooweg is pleased to announce that James Stevens has recently joined their Team as Commercial Account Manager. James can be reached at the Truro office, Continue Reading →

Business

Starting or Growing your Business?

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Don’t forget to protect your assets and plan your tax future on or off-reserve. This brief overview can help you consider whether on-reserve incorporation is Continue Reading →

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Mi’kmaw Ironworkers at Irving Shipyard

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Representatives from Irving Shipbuilding, Walters Steel, Ironworkers Local 752, Hatch Mott MacDonald, EllisDon, and Irving Equipment gathered on August 6, 2014 to celebrate the installation Continue Reading →

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First-ever Aboriginal Pop-Up Dinner

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There’s a first for everything and the Right Some Good food festival is making no exceptions. They’re cooking up something that’s never been done before Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Commercial Fishery Thriving on Madawaska Maliseet First Nation

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Located adjacent to Edmundston, New Brunswick along the Trans-Canada Highway is the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. Thanks to strategic business decisions to diversify and expand Continue Reading →

Business, Legal

Moving Forward: The Supreme Court of Canada’s Ruling on Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia

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On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling on Tsilhqot’in Nation v British Columbia, delivering a surprise ending to a twenty Continue Reading →

Business

Good for Business! Irving Shipbuilding sees Engagement of NS Mi’kmaq

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Irving Shipbuilding held a news conference July 3, 2014 at their Halifax Shipyard to announce the awarding of a major contract on the upgrade of Continue Reading →

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Mi’kmaq Working at Port Hawkesbury Paper

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Waycobah, NS, July 24, 2014 – “A few years ago, there were no Mi’kmaq working at the paper mill in Port Hawkesbury,” said Chief Rod Continue Reading →

Business

Atlantic First Nations Commercial Fisheries Are All Business

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In the last 15 years, First Nations commercial fisheries enterprises (CFEs) have literally boomed across the Atlantic Canada region. Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations CFEs Continue Reading →