On June 20, the Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal held its Annual General Meeting and Public Information Session at the Maritime Plaza Hotel in Montreal. The meeting kicked off with performances by the Buffalo Hat Singers and traditional hoop dancers […]
Category: In Brief
Chibougamau hostel closing
The Chibougamau Eenou Friendship Centre will be ending its hostel service effective July 1. The hostel was one of the first services developed by the Friendship Centre in the early 1970s, and was largely funded by Health Canada until 1985. […]
First Peoples Festival unveils line-up
On June 18, Land InSights president André Dudemaine announced the line-up of acts for the Montreal First Peoples Festival, July 31 to August 8. The First Peoples Festival will be showcasing the best of Aboriginal and First Nations performers, like […]
Respect our Aboriginal youth
On June 11, the First Nation Child and Family Caring Society of Canada (FNCFCS) and the Indigenous Bar Association (IBA) organized the “Our Dreams Matter Too” national walk and letter-writing campaign in order to get the federal government to respect […]
Quebec Native Women suffers funding cut
The Conservative government announced on May 8 that they will be cutting funding for First Nations’ health programs. The Quebec Native Women Inc (QNW) received a letter that funding will be cut altogether for their health programs because of […]
UNICEF chastises Canada over child pover
This past May UNICEF once again published its annual report card comparing child poverty in 35 industrialized countries only to reveal that Canada could be doing so much more to protect its children. “The face of poverty in Canada […]
Wind claims the life of Eastmain man
Youdon Polson, a man in his 20s, was found dead on May 29 on the shores of the Eastmain River. Polson and two friends – Bruce Gilpin and Jerry Williams – went out hunting around 5:00 am. They ran into […]
Stornoway moves to Montreal
“It’s a big deal when a company moves its head office,” said Matt Manson, President and CEO of Stornoway Diamonds. “It’s a statement that we’re making.” Manson, along with Vice-President Patrick Godin, announced June 1 that Stornoway would be […]
Drug and alcohol busts result in significant seizures
The Eeyou Eenou Police Force’s efforts to curb drug and alcohol trafficking in Cree communities saw success this spring, as officers apprehended a handful of suspects in possession of almost $25,000 of illicit substances. The first of the busts […]
New Montreal hangar for Air Creebec
Due to the important role that Air Creebec will be playing in the development of the Plan Nord, the provincial government has granted the airline $1.3 million in non-refundable financial support to relocate its hangar at Montréal-Trudeau Airport. In total, […]