Niko Trapper, a 14-year-old former Mistissini resident, was recently selected as Rookie of the Year in the Bantam CC division in Saguenay. Nominated by coaches of the Ambassadeurs de Chibougamau, a league committee voted Trapper as the number one rookie […]
Archive for April, 2015
-Nutrition North Canada appoints First Nations expert
Nutrition North Canada (NNC) has appointed a new member to its advisory board. Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt appointed Tracy Rispin to the NNC Advisory Board March 27. The minister cited Rispin’s “extensive knowledge of First Nations […]
Keep those tiny teeth shining for a brighter future
As April is oral health month on the Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay’s calendar, Cree children in all nine communities have been asked to “drop the pop,” for their health and for their teeth. Why […]
Members of the Cree Nation express their condolences
They were plucked from the land in their youth. On April 2, it was discovered that five hunters from Mistissini – David Jimikin, Emmett Coonishish, Chiiwetin Coonishish, Kevin Loon and Charlie Gunner – had perished in a tragic hunting cabin […]
Eeyou Istchee grieves victims of Lake Bussy cabin fire
It has been a difficult couple of weeks for the people of Eeyou Istchee. The death of five young men in a tragic fire at a hunting cabin in Lake Bussy, 200 kilometres north of Mistissini, is a devastating loss […]
Stornoway opens the Swallow Airport at the Renard mine
It was a brisk cool morning when our plane landed at the Renard mine for the inauguration of the Clarence and Abel Swallow Airport on March 25. As we made our way into the building, Swallow family members gathered to […]
Whapmagoostui’s financial pain: Report harshly criticizes overspending
An internal report on Eeyou Istchee’s northernmost community is raising doubts about its approach to tackling a sizeable budget deficit. The Whapmagoostui audit draws a picture of a community that is redirecting Cree Nation Government funds to expensive capital projects […]
Inuit construction company “Kong-struction” is ready to start beating its chest
The annual Kuujjuaq Mining Workshop this year will be a coming-out of sorts for a fledgling construction company based in Kangirsuk, a tiny Inuit community (population 300) on the Bay of Ungava. Kong-struction is less than two years old, but […]
Chisasibi Community Greenhouse Project close to sprouting
If the necessary funding comes through, construction of the Chisasibi Community Greenhouse Project may start as early as next year. According to project coordinator Diane Croteau, the greenhouse has been in discussion for the last six years. But it wasn’t […]
Taking food for granted
When is the last time you remember being hungry – and I mean really hungry – with nothing or very little to eat? I can recall often being hungry when I was young back home in Attawapiskat. We had a […]