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APCFNC Honours Managers and Fisheries Coordinators Completing Rigorous Training Program

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Every year the Atlantic Policy Congress of First Nations Chiefs Secretariat (APCFNC) honours excellence in the First Nations commercial fishery across the Atlantic region. This Continue Reading →

Business, Community

Qalipu, Emera NL celebrate successes of Socio-Economic Agreement

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On January 20, 2016, Brendan Mitchell, Chief of the Qalipu Mi’kmaq First Nation met with Rick Janega, President and CEO of Emera Newfoundland & Labrador. Continue Reading →

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MEBO & Union Partner in Electrician Training Program

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Whitney Pier, NS. Jan.18, 2016 – Seven local Mi’kmaq are enrolled in a 12 week introduction training program as commercial and residential electricians. The program Continue Reading →

Business, Culture

Membertou reconciles with ancestral community, invests in Cape Breton

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Membertou – One century after Membertou’s earliest residents were to be removed from their homes along Sydney Harbour, the community has regained its traditional land. Continue Reading →

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A Bay of Fundy Fishery Success Story: Annapolis Valley First Nation

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The shores of the Bay of Fundy in southwestern Nova Scotia is home to the small but vibrant Annapolis Valley First Nation. In the last Continue Reading →

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Aquaculture: An Opportunity First Nations Are Seizing

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As Mi’kmaq and Maliseet First Nations (MMFN) make important decisions regarding economic development priorities, the lucrative fish farming sector known as aquaculture is top of Continue Reading →

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NB & NS Aboriginal Organizations Agree to Collaborate on Economic Development

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Halifax, NS. Dec.15, 2015 – The New Brunswick Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI) and the Mi’kmaw Economic Benefits Office (MEBO) from Membertou, have signed a Continue Reading →

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Job Opportunity with Tripartite

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PowerTel Starts Work On Maritime Link

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Hires Local Aboriginals Catalone, NS, Nov.12, 2015 – “This week we are starting work on construction of new transmission towers as part of the Maritime Continue Reading →

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Nation2Nation Consulting: Maybe the key to First Nations success

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Consulting Firm Will Help Canadian Companies Bid Successfully on Lucrative Work with First Nations Communities, and Improve Competition for First Nations Communities’ Calls for Tender Continue Reading →

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BC First Nation Leaders Visit Unama’ki

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Membertou – Representatives of a First Nation community in the interior of British Columbia are in Unama’ki (Cape Breton) this week to learn more about Continue Reading →

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DEFSEC Atlantic 2015: Aboriginals Helping Industry Succeed!

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Halifax –  Local Aboriginal organizations presented to the major industry players in the defense and aerospace sector at the Defense Industry conference in Halifax (Sept.8-10) Continue Reading →