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Trust kicks off campaign to reach most vulnerable homeless
November 9, 2015. Homeward Trust launches its Edmonton 20,000 Homes Campaign today. The
campaign is a national movement of communities to permanently house 20,000 of Canada’s most vulnerable homeless people by July 1, 2018. The campaign will…
November 8, 2015. Patricia Jolaine Bruised Head, of Pincher Creek, has been missing since Oct. 27. On Nov. 4, Pincher Creek RCMP were contacted by a concerned citizen who reported that they had not had any contact with Bruised Head since late October. Investigators have not been able to locate Bruised Head and are seeking the public's assistance. Bruised Head is associated to…
Man wanted in investigation of suspicious death
November 5, 2015. The Calgary Police Service is looking for Joseph Jean Nathan Fortier, 43, of Calgary, in relation to a suspicious death in the city’s southeast. Police were called to a hotel in the 1800 block of 50 Street S.E. at approximately 12 noon on Thursday after staff found a deceased woman in a…
FCPP says standard scale for Chiefs’ compensation needed
November 3, 2015. The Frontier Centre for Public Policy has published "Financial Compensation of First Nations Leaders," written by Dr. Tom Flanagan and Laura Johnson. The document is based on information available through the First Nations Fiscal Transparency Act, passed in 2013, and now…
October 29, 2015
Alberta Education is hoping that a multi-ministry approach to dealing with poor attendance numbers for Northland School Division will make the difference.
Lorna Rosen, deputy minister of education, said NSD was the best funded school division in the province by Alberta Education. But continuing to pour money into solutions without…
October 27, 2015. Onion Lake Cree Nation Chief Wallace Fox was charged Monday with two counts of assault, one count of possession of a dangerous weapon and one count of uttering threats to damage property stemming from a domestic incident at his Onion Lake residence on May 13, 2015. Vicki Monague filed her complaints against Fox with the Onion Lake RCMP detachment. More…
October 28, 2015.
A budget that was mostly silent on Indigenous priorities has First Nations’ leaders concerned.
“It’s kind of disappointing because of all the discussion that’s been happening lately so I’m hoping that the ministers do sit down with the Chiefs in the next little while to deal with some of the issues they’ve been talking about,” said Assembly of First Nations…
Alberta’s Indigenous people earned a single-pointed mention in this afternoon’s budget tabled by the province’s finance minister Joe Ceci. It was the first budget brought down by the NDP since forming the government in May.
Ceci said three per cent of the Heritage Fund – or $540 million – will be used for growth-oriented companies.
“With access to a little more capital, there…
October 23, 2015
The first houses to be built on a First Nation in Alberta through the First Nations Market Housing Fund have broken ground on the Siksika First Nation.
“I heard that they were working on it a couple of weeks ago so I went by (yesterday) to see what it looked like and I was excited to see it. It’s always refreshing. There are hopeful signs when you see…
October 23, 2015.
First Nations leaders are wary of the announcement made this morning by Health Minister Sarah Hoffman of membership to the new Alberta Health Services board.
Treaty
6 Grand Chief Bernice Martial says she has had no discussions with the minister, while Treaty 8 Grand Chief Steve Courtoreille said he only spoke to Hoffman yesterday about the board.
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October 22, 2015.
Assembly of First Nations Regional Chief for Alberta Craig Mackinaw says he is looking forward to “the promise of a 'nation-to-nation' relationship between First Nations and the government of Canada,” which Prime Minister-Designate Justin Trudeau has promised. Mackinaw says he is hopeful that First Nations concerns will be addressed in a timely manner…
October 21, 2015. Cold Lake First Nation Chief Bernice Martial says her members turned out in record numbers to vote. A polling station was located on the Nation and 355 members cast their ballots on reserve while other members voted at other polling stations due to their designated election registration cards. "This was the best turn out historically, for first time voters…
October 22, 2015
Alberta’s new ministry of economic development and trade will present a coordinated effort to diversify the province’s economy.
“A vibrantly diverse economy can provide rewarding jobs and the benefit of prosperity for all Albertans, women and men, Indigenous and new Canadians, and people with physical or other challenges,” said Deron Bilous, who was appointed by…
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde calls Justin Trudeau’s overwhelming federal election victory a “total surprise. I think people must have made the decision that they wanted to bring about change but the best party to bring about that change was the Liberals.”
Cameron Alexis was one of those casualties in what has now become known as “orange crush to orange crash…
The National Energy Board will hear oral traditional evidence from Aboriginal intervenors for the Energy East Project in Calgary on Nov. 12 and 13. There are six sessions (as well as remote participation sessions) currently scheduled to gather Aboriginal oral traditional evidence between Nov. 9 and Dec. 15. Aboriginal intervenors, who are not currently scheduled, will have an opportunity in…