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MKO and Shamattawa First Nation Demand Perimeter Aviation Create an Improvement Plan for Flights in Northern Manitoba
January 20, 2020 Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg, MB – Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) is issuing this statement in partnership with Chief Eric Redhead of Shamattawa First Nation in Northern Manitoba. On January 19, 2020, at approximately 5 pm, a Perimeter Aviation flight made a dramatic landing in Shamattawa First Nation. It had originated in […]
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Brandon University to welcome Senator Mary Jane McCallum for public presentation
January 17, 2020 Brandon University is honoured to welcome Senator Mary Jane McCallum to give a public presentation next week. Dr. McCallum, a First Nations woman of Cree heritage who was appointed in 2017 to represent Manitoba in the Senate, is a dentist who devoted most of her career to providing dental and medical services […]
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Inspiring public event at BU to focus on science, politics of protecting nature
January 17, 2020 Brandon University invites you to join environmental activist Ken Wu of the Endangered Ecosystems Alliance and world renowned conservation biologist Dr. Reed Noss for informative and inspiring presentations on the science, geography, and politics of protecting nature in Canada as we commence 2020, the year in which an unprecedented focus on biodiversity […]
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Manitoba Métis Heritage Fund Partnering with Diabetes Canada for Heartbeat of the Nation Gala
Winnipeg, MB – Today, the Manitoba Métis Heritage Fund (MMHF) and the Manitoba Metis Federation (MMF) announced their partnership with Diabetes Canada for their 2020 Gala, “Heartbeat of the Nation.” “We’re very pleased to partner with Diabetes Canada,” said Denise Thomas, Chair, MMHF. “Metis Citizens are more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes than the […]
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New Climate Action Funding Announced for Youth and Businesses in Manitoba
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada January 20, 2020 – Winnipeg, Manitoba Climate change is the defining issue of our time. Canada is taking real, practical and ambitious action to protect the environment and transition to a cleaner economy. Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, announced $200,000 in funding […]
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University of Winnipeg: New report outlines bold actions to prepare graduates to succeed
Manitoba’s universities and colleges partner with the Business Council of Manitoba to outline bold actions and prepare graduates to succeed: Horizon Manitoba report released. Manitoba universities and colleges, in conjunction with the Business Council of Manitoba, have unveiled a new strategic action plan that outlines a bold vision for delivering the knowledge and skills that […]
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Media Alert: Child Advocate Calls on Liberal Government to Finally Release Long Promised Funds to Ensure no Canadian Child Goes to School Hungry
WINNIPEG, Jan. 17, 2020 – Daniel Germain, the president and founder of Breakfast Club of Canada, is travelling to Winnipeg this weekend ahead of the Liberal cabinet retreat to demand the federal government finally make good on its promise to fund a national school food program. “The Liberals made providing children access to healthy food a […]
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MB Government: Province Shares 12-Month Strategy for Transforming, Improving Family Services
January 17, 2020 To help ensure its programs and services will meet the needs of Manitobans now and into the future, the Manitoba government is implementing a transformation strategy focused on improving outcomes for vulnerable Manitobans, Families Minister Heather Stefanson announced today. “We need to transform the way we provide services to Manitobans so that […]
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Lake St. Martin First Nation residents still waiting to go home after nine years – CTV News
January 16, 2020 WINNIPEG — Some residents of Lake St. Martin have been waiting nine years to return home, since a flood destroyed the land in 2011. Now the First Nation says some residents are worried they won’t have a home to which they can return. “My community has been fractured for nine years and […]
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It keeps our language alive’: Winnipeg youth choir will sing national anthem in Ojibwe at Jets game – CBC
Jan 17, 2020 On Friday night, Winnipeg Jets fans will witness a first for the team, as students from Riverbend Community School perform Canada’s national anthem in Ojibway. According to the team’s website, this will be the first time O Canada has been sung in the Indigenous language at a Jets game. The Riverbend School’s […]
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