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Edmonton Fire Rescue Services to put on Camp Inspire for Indigenous Peoples – CFWE Radio Network
February 21st, 2023 “Edmonton is a very diverse city, and we want to make sure we’re representative of that” -Chris Turner, Outreach and Recruitment Liaison for the Edmonton Fire Rescue Service Between June 2-4, Edmonton Fire Rescue Services are hosting Camp Inspire for Indigenous Peoples, a camp to help bring Indigenous people into the firefighting […]
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Inmates learn the ins and outs of trapping, skinning a pelt in North Slave jail – APTN News
Feb 21, 2023 The last thing Roy Inuktalik skinned was a polar bear back home in the Inuvialuit community of Uluhoktuk, Northwest Territories. Admittedly, skinning squirrels is a bit of an adjustment, but nonetheless, he enjoys the change of pace, bringing the outdoors – indoors to pass the time. “I started hunting when I was […]
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Funding facilitates Indigenous-friendly education environments – CFI
February 21, 2023 The Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor) is funding Indigenous training, skill development and innovation initiatives in and around Thunder Bay, Ont., totalling $2,123,675 to move more people through education and job placement. Lakehead University will receive $233,700 through the Regional Economic Growth Through Innovation program to support the university […]
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Free course trains 10 new parka-makers – Nunatsiaq News
Feb 20, 2023 Nunavut Arctic College’s 3-week course takes place with Qikiqtani Inuit Association funding Sheila Oolayou first learned how to sew as a teenager, watching her mother make parkas more than 30 years ago. “My mother will be 88 years old this month and watching her growing up — she was always making something,” […]
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Saskatchewan RCMP hold 3-day recruiting session for Indigenous applicants – GX94 Radio
Feb 20, 2023 Several Indigenous people in Saskatchewan attended a three day recruiting session held by the Saskatchewan RCMP. 36 individuals of Indigenous descent, from as far north as Stony Rapids to the southwest of Maple Creek, travelled to Regina to work on the initial stages of their RCMP officer application. Over the three days, […]
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FedNor investing over $2.1 million for training, skill development, and innovation in the Thunder Bay area
From: Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – FedNor Investments will help build the available workforce and create new employment opportunities in the region February 17, 2023 – Thunder Bay, ON – Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – FedNor Today, new investments from FedNor totalling $2,123,675 were announced for three training, skill […]
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Furey announces nearly $1M to expand support for Indigenous tradespeople – CBC
Feb 17, 2023 N.L. premier says offices are part of ‘economic reconciliation’ The Newfoundland and Labrador government says it will spend nearly $1 million to boost support services for Indigenous tradespeople in the province. Premier Andrew Furey said Thursday that in addition to the existing Office for Indigenous and Northern Skilled Trades in Happy Valley-Goose […]
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Provincial Government Funds Expansion of Office for Indigenous and Northern Skilled Trades
February 16, 2023 The Provincial Government is providing $910,649 to fund the expansion of the Office for Indigenous and Northern Skilled Trades to Corner Brook and St. John’s, and to maintain the existing office in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. This new footprint enables the office to serve more status and non-status Indigenous peoples interested in seeking […]
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Saskatchewan RCMP Indigenous Recruiting Unit hosts first of its kind three-day recruiting session for Indigenous applicants
February 15, 2023 Thirty-six Indigenous people from across Saskatchewan interested in a policing career with the RCMP recently travelled to Regina to work on the initial stages of their RCMP officer application. Over three days, they got a taste of what it’s like to be an RCMP Cadet as part of a first of its […]
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It’s going to make a big difference in their lives’: Indigenous counselling training program returns – CBC
Feb 14, 2023 N.W.T. program aims to train Indigenous counsellors to work with Indigenous clients A program designed to train Indigenous counsellors to work in the North is getting a second run — and those behind the program say it’s helping to fill a gap in service for Indigenous people seeking counselling. The Northern Indigenous […]
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