Tag: Indigenous
Milestone agreement for Indigenous-led conversation in NWT
This week, Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, and Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, alongside...
Environmental Partnership: Pomerleau Strengthens Relations with Indigenous Peoples
For more than a decade, Pomerleau, one of Canada’s largest construction companies, has carried out around 30 construction projects located in Indigenous communities or...
Final stage of Randle Reef remediation project commences
Randle Reef in Hamilton Harbour on Lake Ontario was once the largest contaminated sediment site on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes. The...
Remediation and Reclamation: Going green at Gunnar Mine and Mill
Remediation efforts at the former Gunnar Mine and Mill Site has reached a new milestone —with the first stage of revegetation coming to fruition....
B.C.’s Indigenous zero waste advisors embark on resource recovery partnership
The Indigenous Zero Waste Technical Advisory Group (IZWTAG), an Indigenous organization assisting First Nations in British Columbia with implementing zero waste programs, announced today...
Recommendations for an Indigenous-led clean energy future in Canada
Indigenous communities actively involved in or exploring the clean energy sector are encountering a rapidly evolving landscape. The recently released federal budget is poised...
Two calls for Indigenous-led zero-emission vehicles projects
The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous communities on reducing pollution from the transportation sector, which is critical to Canada achieving its climate...
Couchiching First Nation awards major environmental remediation project to Sanexen
Sanexen Environmental Services Inc., a subsidiary of Logistec Corporation, has been awarded a large-scale environmental remediation project located on the Couchiching First Nation land,...
Indigenous Council to play key role in advancing clean energy projects
As Canada continues to experience the impacts of climate change, particularly profound in the North and Arctic, many Indigenous communities are leading the way...
Report recommends transformational climate action investments
For Canada to compete in the global clean economy, the federal government must adopt an ambitious investment plan to match the scale of the...