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May 24, 2016.
Officials are still working on a plan that will allow residents in the largely destroyed Fort McMurray neighbourhoods of Waterways, Abasand and Beacon Hill to be able to return to their homes and personally retrieve keepsakes and valuables.
Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee said Tuesday that she understands the importance of that step. Following the Slave鈥
This two-page spread on Elder Nancy Scannie is part of Scholastic鈥檚 Take Action series geared to upper elementary students. (Photo: provided)
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May 24, 2016. Cold Lake First Nation Elder Nancy Scannie with Keepers of the Water is featured in the Scholastic publication Every Drop Counts. The two-page question and answer鈥
BTPS to go door-to-door to collect unused prescription drugs
May 24, 2016. Beginning Tuesday, the Blood Tribe Police Service will be working with the Blood Tribe Prescription Drug Project to collect unused prescription medication and dispose of it correctly. The misuse and abuse of prescription medications has become a public safety issue for鈥
May 24, 2016. The University of Saskatchewan will present Cindy Blackstock with an honourary degree at its June 2 spring convocation. Blackstock, as executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, carried the cause of First Nations children鈥檚 rights all the way to the Federal Court of Appeal in a decade-long legal campaign that resulted in a鈥
May 20, 2016.
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Steve Courtoreille hopes communication remains open with the government as Fort McMurray evacuees get ready to move on to the next stage of their ordeal.
鈥淭he communication has been great with the province. They鈥檝e kept us well-informed on a daily basis with all the changes,鈥 said Courtoreille, who also serves as Chief for the Mikisew Cree鈥
May 19, 2016. The National Energy Board has approved Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion but with 157 conditions. Among those conditions is consultation with Indigenous peoples. NEB鈥檚 recommendation for Indigenous interests states, 鈥淪hould the project proceed, Trans Mountain would be required to continue its consultation with potentially affected Indigenous groups鈥
ASIRT investigates EPS in-custody death
May 19, 2016. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team is investigating the circumstances surrounding an in-custody incident that occurred early Thursday morning in an Edmonton Police Service cell block. Shortly after midnight, a 47-year-old intoxicated man was arrested for theft under $5,000 and two breaches of鈥
May 19, 2016. Ghostkeeper, from Calgary, are among the eight performers to headline APTN鈥檚 10-year anniversary of听Aboriginal Day Live. To be broadcast on June 25, the annual LIVE concert features award-winning, and on the rise, Aboriginal musicians and entertainers from across Canada and beyond. Live at The Forks in Winnipeg, returning co-hosts听Tina Keeper, award-鈥
May 19, 2016.
Officials are still working on 鈥渘ailing down details鈥 on what temporary housing will look like in Fort McMurray when residents, who have lost their homes, return.
Even though only 10 per cent of structures were destroyed, it represents a significant impact for the Indigenous population.
Sara Parker, director of intergovernmental affairs with the M茅tis Nation鈥
TransMountain report to come from NEB
May 19, 2016. The National Energy Board is set to release its report Thursday on Kinder Morgan鈥檚 proposed expansion for its TransMountain crude pipeline. NEB is expected to recommend approval by the federal government but with numerous conditions. Last summer, the board released a list of 145 draft conditions meant鈥
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Lorna Bull (left) with husband Leroy and daughter Ayla: all are upgrading together at NorQuest鈥檚 Wetaskiwin campus.
(Photo: supplied by NorQuest College)
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May 19, 2016. NorQuest College, in Edmonton, hosts its first鈥
May 18, 2016.
As soon as Highway 63 is open to safe travel and smoke is no longer a concern, evacuees from
Fort McMurray First Nation and Fort McKay First Nation can return home.
On Wednesday afternoon, Premier Rachel Notley rolled out a four-phase re-entry plan for Fort McMurray and Anzac residents, beginning June 1. Re-entry to Fort McMurray was based on five conditions鈥
May 18, 2016.
Treaty 8 Grand Chief Steve Courtoreille is grateful that Attawapiskat First Nation has donated to the Red Cross relief efforts for the Fort McMurray fire. He is grateful but not surprised.
鈥淔irst Nations are always first. They鈥檙e front and centre to help even if they don鈥檛 have much,鈥 said Courtoreille, who is also Chief of the Mikisew Cree Nation, with many members鈥
Syncrude promises to keep paying employees who fled Fort McMurray fires
May 18, 2016. Syncrude president and CEO Mark Ward told hundreds of employees at a meeting in Edmonton Tuesday that there would be no layoffs because of the temporary shutdown of facilities due to the wildfires in Wood Buffalo and they would continue to be paid. The鈥
A new video released by the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council sheds new light on the delivery of effective and culturally-informed health care to Indigenous peoples living both in First Nations communities and in the city.
Employees of the NTC Hupiimin Wiiksah蹋iiyap (Helping us to be well) Nursing Services celebrated National Nursing Week on May 6 through 12. The 14-minute video, Nursing鈥