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Saskatchewan invests $400,000 in Indigenous participation in natural resources sector – Construct Connect
May 2, 2024 REGINA – The Government of Saskatchewan is putting $400,000 towards increasing Indigenous participation in the natural resource sector through a new partnership with the Saskatchewan First Nations Natural Resource Centre of Excellence. Through the funding the centre will conduct a needs assessment to identify barriers faced by Indigenous people when trying to […]
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Ontario Connecting Communities with Essential Infrastructure
May 01, 2024 TORONTO – The Ontario government is investing an additional $6 million in the Provincial Forest Access Roads Funding Program to help construct and maintain forestry roads used for regional travel between communities, the transport of goods and emergency preparedness and response along with providing access routes for the tourism sector and industry. […]
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Canada Increases Support for Indigenous Participation in Critical Minerals Development and Supports Good Jobs in the Northwest Territories
From: Natural Resources Canada April 30, 2024 Partnering with Indigenous Peoples, communities, and businesses is critical to building inclusive, sustainable, and resilient natural resource sectors in Canada. A robust approach to enabling Indigenous economic participation in resource projects, especially critical mineral projects, is a key part of advancing economic reconciliation — and fighting climate change […]
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Eastern Ontario Model Forest to Offer SFI Forest Certification
Kemptville, ON, April 23, 2024 – The Eastern Ontario Model Forest (EOMF) is proud to announce that it is expanding sustainable forestry on private lands by encouraging its members to certify to the SFI Indigenous Peoples and Families Module. The EOMF Certification Program, administered by the Ontario Woodlot Association (OWA), celebrated 20 years of certification […]
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Trans Canada Trail Awards $269,250 in Grants to Trail Groups across the Country
April 23, 2024 Montreal – It takes a nation to care for the world’s longest trail network. To make that undertaking possible, Trans Canada Trail is awarding $269,250 to 221 trail groups across Canada as part of its annual Trail Care Grant program. The Trail Care Grant program opens every spring – when trail groups […]
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Forestry Commission hosting public meetings regarding a new forest policy
April 22, 2024 Towards A New Forest Policy, a discussion paper by the Prince Edward Island Forestry Commission, outlines 13 key issues related to our forests and the forestry sector. These include the future legislative framework, government assistance to woodlot owners and the forest industry, the protection of forest ecosystems, and the need to develop […]
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Nature United Acknowledges the Government of Canada’s Continued Commitment to Support Nature and People
April 19, 2024 Nature United acknowledges the Government of Canada’s continued commitment to Indigenous-led conservation. Budget 2024’s announcement of funding for the Central Coast National Marine Conservation Area Reserve in British Columbia and the Pituamkek National Park Reserve in Prince Edward Island moves us closer to the goal of protecting 30% of Canada’s lands and […]
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Ethical data partnership gives Trans Canada Trail crucial insight into what trail users need
18 April, 2024 Montreal – Trans Canada Trail, the organization that stewards Canada’s nationwide trail network, and Propulso, a pioneer in ethical data intelligence, has joined forces to revolutionize the way we understand and manage trails in Canada. By using the Propulso platform, Trans Canada Trail can, for the first time, access large data sets […]
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Canada’s Forest Sector Responds to 2024 Federal Budget
April 16, 2024 Earlier today, Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) President and CEO Derek Nighbor released the following statement in response to the 2024 Federal Budget tabled by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland. “FPAC took note in Budget 2024 of the government’s recognition of how Canadian forest sector […]
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Fire shuts down natural gas pipeline between Hinton and Edson – Lakeland Today
Apr. 17, 2024 Wildfire in northwestern Alberta was about 10 hectares in size and communities are threatened at this time. Crews are responding to wildland fire involving a natural gas pipeline north of Obed Lake with no communities threatened at this time. As of Tuesday afternoon, the wildland fire was burning out of control 28 kilometres […]
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