Tag: Indigenous
Octaviana Trujillo, Indigenous leader and scholar, to chair CEC’s JPAC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced that Octaviana V. Trujillo (Yaqui), Ph.D., founding Chair and Professor Emerita in the Department of Applied...
North American leaders summit moves the needle on resilience and innovation
Yesterday Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and United States President Joe Biden for the tenth North...
Trucking Right Along: Unique remediation solutions for a remote First Nations...
Pikangikum First Nation is an Ojibway First Nation community located on the shores of Pikangikum Lake in the Kenora District of Northwestern Ontario. The...
Ontario government finalizes electrification and energy transition panel
The Ontario government is planning for the long-term reliability and affordability of the province’s clean energy supply by appointing the remaining members of the...
Supporting Energy Sovereignty: Advancing Indigenous-led renewable energy at COP27
National non-profit Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) highlighted Indigenous and community-led renewable energy projects as the future of climate action during COP27, the 2022 United...
First Nation-led clean-energy project in B.C. to power the Yukon
A First Nation-led clean-power generation project for British Columbia’s Northwest will provide a significant economic boost from added employment, as well as revenue from...
Billion-dollar Indigenous energy partnership launched in Alberta
An energy partnership between Enbridge and 23 communities, called Athabasca Indigenous Investments, is the largest of its kind in North America. The major investment...
Hydro One partners with First Nations on large transmission line projects
In partnership with First Nation leaders from across Ontario, Hydro One is embarking on an industry-leading equity partnership model with First Nations on new...
Environment ministers meet in Yukon and take action on circular plastics...
The federal, provincial and territorial ministers of the environment met in person for the first time in three years for the annual meeting of...
Bright ideas forge a new path toward renewable energy in Inuvik
A new solar project in Inuvik is helping to advance Canada's transition to a low-carbon future while increasing the amount of electricity generated from renewables, reducing pollution and...