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Grande Prairie Friendship Centre opens calls for proposals for Empowering Paths fund – Everything GP
Dec 10, 2024 Calls for proposals are now open for the Grande Prairie Friendship Centre’s Empowering Paths fund. Part of the Reaching Home: Canada’s Homelessness Strategy, the funding is dedicated to addressing Indigenous homelessness in Grande Prairie though culturally appropriate community-focused initiatives. Calls for proposals will be open for local agencies to apply from now […]
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Minister says Fort Chipewyan, Alta., dock is safe, but Ottawa will further assess – CBC
Dec 06, 2024 ‘We believe that the water is poisoning our community,’ chief says The federal transport minister told a House of Commons committee Thursday the land and water around the Transport Canada dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alta., is not contaminated, but says they are committed to doing another assessment of the area. For years, […]
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LETTER: Paving paradise with All-Season Resorts Act – RM Outlook
December 5, 2024 LETTER: The All-Season Resorts Act is proposed by the UCP government as an answer to a question Albertans have never asked. The All-Season Resorts Act is proposed by the UCP government as an answer to a question Albertans have never asked. The legislation is an insider game of plunking upscale hotels and […]
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Fort McMurray, Alta., supportive housing facility fears loss of funding – CBC
Dec 05, 2024 No decision has been made yet, minister said A supportive housing facility in Fort McMurray fears the loss of provincial funding — and the facility’s residents are afraid they could lose access to services that help them recover from effects of homelessness and addiction. The facility is run by the Wood Buffalo […]
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First Nations want Impact Assessment Act review for Pathways Alliance project – Construct Connect
December 5, 2024 CALGARY — Eight First Nations in Alberta are asking that the $16.5-billion carbon capture and storage project proposed by a consortium of oilsands companies be reviewed under the federal Impact Assessment Act. The Beaver Lake Cree Nation, Cold Lake First Nations, Frog Lake First Nations, Heart Lake First Nation, Kehewin Cree Nation, […]
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Festival of Lights kicks off on reserve – Lethbridge Herald
December 5, 2024. Kainaiwa Children’s Services hosted their fourth annual Ka Mo Taan Festival of Lights grand opening on Monday evening on the Blood reserve. Lucynda Russell-Rabbit, community program coordinator for Kainaiwa Children’s Services, says they were happy with the turnout, even without the use of the arbor. “We ran out of our 250 lunches […]
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Indigenous activist wins $4-million grant to boost Indigenous environmental rights – National Observer
December 4th 2024 A prominent Indigenous climate organizer has received a prestigious $4-million grant to build a network that will help bolster Indigenous people’s influence in global climate policy. On Tuesday, Eriel Deranger, who is a Dënesųłiné activist and a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, was awarded an annual climate award by Climate Breakthrough, a […]
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There is no trust’: Indigenous leaders tell Feds to take action on contamination – National Observer
December 4, 2024 Northern Indigenous leaders are demanding action from the federal government after Transport Canada failed to inform them about water and soil contamination at a community dock in Fort Chipewyan, Alberta. “These things have to be fixed. If not, we will continue to embarrass you all,” Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Chief Allan […]
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The Best Law Firms in BC, Alberta, and the Northern Territories – Canadian Lawyer Mag
Western Canada is at an exciting juncture driven by its localized law firms, based across the region, which are embedded in the communities they serve. This equips them with an insight and understanding that the larger, national firms cannot match. Due to the sterling work of these progressive local firms, the legal landscape across Western […]
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Alberta’s first addictions recovery home for lesbian, gay, and two-spirited people opens – Airdrie City View
December 3, 2024 “This Rainbow Healing Lodge is going to provide safe and inclusive housing tailored for the unique needs of the 2SLGBTQIA+ people who are recovering from addictions so they can build a brighter future for themselves and their families and their communities,” Alberta’s first addictions recovery home for lesbian, gay, and two-spirited people […]
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