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Collecting millions of dollars in property taxes will be a lot easier for Aboriginals living on reserves under a new agreement signed by Indian Affairs Minster Ron Irwin.
Irwin inked a deal with the Indian Taxation Advisory Board on March 13, giving the Board a formal mandate to help First Nations collect property taxes from non-Natives using reserve lands.
The…
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Less than a year into his mandate, Jerry Peltier has been ousted as Grand Chief of Kanehsatake after he and his opponents traded accusations of wrong-doing and corruption.
After months of controversy surrounding Peltier's administration, members of the Mohawk Nation near Oka, Que. voted by secret ballot to remove Peltier from office. The motion to oust the chief was won by…
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The world's largest wetland area and the Indigenous peoples who live there are endangered by the construction of Hidrovia, a mega-project with costs that may exceed $5 billion. The development would see the dredging, widening and straightening of the Parana and Paraguay rivers for more than 3,500 km.
Hidrovia would allow ocean-going ships to sail into the centre of South…
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The world's largest wetland area and the Indigenous peoples who live there are endangered by the construction of Hidrovia, a mega-project with costs that may exceed $5 billion. The development would see the dredging, widening and straightening of the Parana and Paraguay rivers for more than 3,500 km.
Hidrovia would allow ocean-going ships to sail into the centre of South…
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Two officers with the Saskatchewan Dragoons militia unit have been suspended pending a military investigation into a training exercise with allegedly racist overtones at Camp Dundurn in September 1995.
The exercise's scenario, called "Ex Lunatic Fringe," was leaked to the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix last month. In the scenario, several members of the Dragoons were taken "…
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Two officers with the Saskatchewan Dragoons militia unit have been suspended pending a military investigation into a training exercise with allegedly racist overtones at Camp Dundurn in September 1995.
The exercise's scenario, called "Ex Lunatic Fringe," was leaked to the Saskatoon Star-Phoenix last month. In the scenario, several members of the Dragoons were taken "…
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If pressed, Hans Matthews, could run to Parliament Hill within five minutes from his office at the consulting firm Price Waterhouse. But under no circumstances will he go running to government for money for the two-year-old Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association.
Matthews says CAMA might spend more time justifying or documenting its use rather than getting on with the…
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If pressed, Hans Matthews, could run to Parliament Hill within five minutes from his office at the consulting firm Price Waterhouse. But under no circumstances will he go running to government for money for the two-year-old Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association.
Matthews says CAMA might spend more time justifying or documenting its use rather than getting on with the…
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A new study by the International Labor Organizations says coal mining is becoming a more dangerous occupation.
The agency, which is an arm of The United Nations, says 11,000 people are killed working in the mines every year.
The survey documents nearly one million serious accidents and calls for new safety measures.
Australia has the best coal mining…
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A new study by the International Labor Organizations says coal mining is becoming a more dangerous occupation.
The agency, which is an arm of The United Nations, says 11,000 people are killed working in the mines every year.
The survey documents nearly one million serious accidents and calls for new safety measures.
Australia has the best coal mining…
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Environmental groups, industry, government and Aboriginal groups are each looking for different things in the geologically rich Slave province of the Northwest Territories.
This year's environmental review of a proposed BHP Minerals Canada Ltd. diamond mine in the Lac de Gras area may set the tone for development in the region over the next decade or so. It will almost…
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Mining company to pay compensation for affected trappers
Heather Hueston, Reprinted with permission from The Yukon News
To "Grandpa" Art John, the signing of a $1.4 million accord between the Ross River Dena and the new owners of Faro mine is a good thing.
Anvil Range Mining Corp. will pay him and other trappers affected by the mine re-opening $1,800 a…
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Mining company to pay compensation for affected trappers
Heather Hueston, Reprinted with permission from The Yukon News
To "Grandpa" Art John, the signing of a $1.4 million accord between the Ross River Dena and the new owners of Faro mine is a good thing.
Anvil Range Mining Corp. will pay him and other trappers affected by the mine re-opening $1,800 a…
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Take a look at your surroundings: What do you see? Depending on where you are reading this article, you could be in an igloo, in the middle of a forest or in the hustle and bustle of the big city. That is, you could be in either a rural or urban setting.
Ask yourself who has helped create your man-made surroundings? What kind of person is involved in the creation of…
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Take a look at your surroundings: What do you see? Depending on where you are reading this article, you could be in an igloo, in the middle of a forest or in the hustle and bustle of the big city. That is, you could be in either a rural or urban setting.
Ask yourself who has helped create your man-made surroundings? What kind of person is involved in the creation of…