Weekly News Roundup: January 25 – February 3, 2023
This past week, Asubpeeschoseewagong Anishinabek, Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug, Wapekeka First Nation, and Neskantaga First Nation asserted a mutual cooperation agreement, statingContinue Reading
Tag: Water Crisis
April 27-May 3, 2022: Weekly News Round-up
The Ontario government unveiled its 2022 budget, and the mining of so-called ‘critical minerals’ in the Ring of Fire featuresContinue Reading
December 23-28, 2021: Weekly News Roundup
On December 23, the Federal Court of Canada and the Court of Queen’s Bench of Manitoba approved the settlement agreementContinue Reading
July 20-26, 2021 : Weekly News Roundup
This week’s news focused on Wyloo Metals, an Australian company seeking to increase its stake in Noront Resource. The companyContinue Reading
November 17-23, 2020 : Weekly News Roundup
Due the spike in COVID-19 cases in Thunder Bay, Chief Moonias requested that the feds rent out the remaining hotelContinue Reading
November 10-16, 2020 : Weekly News Roundup
Three weeks after 271 residents of the community of Neskantaga were evacuated due to contaminated water, the federal Indigenous ServicesContinue Reading
November 3-9, 2020 : Weekly News Roundup
Conservative and NDP MPs continue to call on the Federal government to bring an end to the boiled water advisoryContinue Reading
October 27-November 2, 2020 : Weekly News Roundup
A few essential services workers remain in the Neskantaga after the remainder of the community was evacuated to Thunder Bay,Continue Reading
October 20-26, 2020 : Weekly News Roundup
Neskantaga First Nation hit another breaking point in its decades long water crisis. When an oily residue was discovered atContinue Reading
July 21-27th, 2020 : News Roundup
Criticisms of Doug Ford’s omnibus Bill 197 were put forward this week by Chief Leo Metatawabin of Fort Albany FirstContinue Reading