Conservation, not pipeline, gaining N.W.T. support: poll -CBC

Conservation, not pipeline, gaining N.W.T. support: poll

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2007 | 5:43 PM CT
CBC News

Support among residents of the Northwest Territories is waning for the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline, while interest in conservation is rising, according to the results of a poll released Monday.

The poll, conducted by McAllister Opinion Research, says backing for the pipeline is at 68 per cent, which is down six per cent from its last poll in 2004.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/09/24/nwt-survey.html

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071065 Views

Canada to Monitor Water Traffic in Northwest Passage

Canada to monitor water traffic in Northwest Passage

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2007 | 10:58 PM CT
CBC News

In the latest attempt to assert its Arctic sovereignty, Canada is set to begin monitoring all water-based traffic in the Northwest Passage using underwater listening devices, sources have told CBC News.

As early as next summer, the federal government plans to lay and test fibre optic cables connected to underwater listening devices in the passage that allow the military to keep a close eye on who might be trying to access the waters unannounced. The technology will detect not only ships, but also submarines.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/north/story/2007/09/24/technology-passage.html

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071193 Views

Stonechild judge exceeded his authority in blaming police: lawyer – Canada.com

Stonechild judge exceeded his authority in blaming police:
lawyer

Heather Polischuk, CanWest News Service; Regina Leader-Post
Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

REGINA – A Saskatchewan judge overstepped his authority by pointing the finger at two Saskatoon police officers over the freezing death of Neil Stonechild 17 years ago, a lawyer for one of the officers argued Monday.

Larry Hartwig and Brad Senger are appealing their dismissal from the Saskatoon police service in the wake of Justice David Wright’s inquiry into the death of Stonechild, whose frozen body was discovered on Saskatoon’s outskirts in November 1990.

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=a0922239-ccc6-4550-8ad1-904075f2f0fa&k=80058

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071186 Views

Crombie promises to help resolve Caledonia situation – CBC

Crombie promises to help resolve Caledonia situation

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The Canadian Press

A former federal cabinet minister appointed to act as a link between Caledonia residents and governments embroiled in land negotiations with aboriginal groups said he understands the widespread frustration and will do his best to address it.

Speaking at Haldimand council on Monday night, David Crombie said that friends who live in the area have explained how frustrated they feel.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/story/2007/09/25/crombie-caledonia.html

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071166 Views

Pine beetle epidemic could spark fires, floods – Globe and Mail

NATURE: DEAD WOODS
Pine beetle epidemic could spark fires, floods

WENDY STUECK
September 25, 2007

The kinds of floods that triggered mudslides and threatened northern communities this past spring could become much more frequent as a result of British Columbia’s unprecedented mountain pine beetle epidemic, community leaders were told yesterday.

And if floods weren’t enough to worry about, cities and towns in beetle-hit areas also face a fire threat from beetle-killed timber that, if left standing, could quickly turn into an inferno.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070925.BCBEETLE25/TPStory/National

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071128 Views

Aboriginals wait for jobs – Regina Leader-Post

Aboriginals wait for jobs

Kerry Benjoe, Leader-Post
Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The chief of the Piapot First Nation says he’s frustrated at the lack of job opportunities for his band members at a time when the province is doing so well.

“I’m not very happy with the employment ratio of aboriginal people in the city of Regina,” Chief John Rockthunder said from the Piapot First Nation.

http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/city_province/story.html?id=73035afe-9a27-4b3f-ae4e-b85c0b6b8fea

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071195 Views

$5m boost for native enterprise (Vancouver Province)

$5m boost for native enterprise
Victoria sets example for federal support

Ashley Ford, The Province
Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

B.C.’s blossoming aboriginal tourism industry received a boost yesterday from the province.

Tourism Minister Stan Hagen committed $5 million over the next four years to help build the industry and native leaders said they are looking for a matching grant from Ottawa.

http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/money/story.html?id=470cdfc1-1220-42ec-a91c-9033feb3304b

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071116 Views

Inspiring native youth (Red Deer Advocate)

Inspiring native youth

Actor Dakota House outside the Golden CIrcle on Sunday: plans to motivate aboriginal youth.

By ANDREA MILLER
Advocate staff
Sep 24 2007

Dakota House grew up on the mean streets of Edmonton, raised by a single mom on welfare.

In high school, he was voted the most likely not to succeed. He was extremely shy and lacked confidence.

http://www.reddeeradvocate.com/portals-code/list.cgi?paper=107&cat=59&id=1070857&more=0

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071225 Views

Walk to Honour Victim -The Leader-Post

Walk to honour victim

Ciaran Dickson, Leader-Post
Published: Tuesday, September 25, 2007

The Gordon’s First Nation wants its community to be aware of the dangers and tragedies of drunk driving.

To do so the community on Monday hosted A Walk to Remember, a memorial to those whose lives were lost to drunk driving.

http://www.canada.com/reginaleaderpost/news/story.html?id=f4ad8303-2279-44fb-b238-64609497fc9d

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071058 Views

Former residential students hopeful as they await compensation – CBC

Former residential students hopeful as they await compensation

Last Updated: Monday, September 24, 2007
CBC News

Some of Saskatchewan’s 18,000 former residential school students awaiting compensation payments say they’re looking at changing their lives.

Hundreds of the former students, many of them middle-aged or older, were meeting in Regina last week to fill out application forms for the federal compensation program.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/saskatchewan/story/2007/09/24/residential-students.html

by NationTalk on September 25, 20071033 Views