Tag: Indigenous Communities
Bruce Power spreads holiday cheer by donating $320,000 to local initiatives
Bruce Power and its suppliers have donated $320,000 to local holiday initiatives including toy drives, food banks and soup kitchens. Partnering with its employees, suppliers, the United Way Bruce Grey and the community at large, $55,000 was raised for 19 local toy drives and hamper programs, while the company also donated $2,000 to each of […]
Local health board appoints Nicholas Saunders from the Chippewas of Nawash as chair
Grey-Bruce may have appointed the first Indigenous Board of Health chair in Ontario. On Monday, the Board of Health of Grey Bruce Public Health announced the appointment of Nicholas Saunders to the role of chair with his one-year term beginning on Dec. 20, 2024. Saunders is the first Indigenous chair of the local board of […]
Thames Valley officials detail plans to name four new schools
The London-area’s largest school board is forging ahead with the naming of four new schools, striking a committee of trustees and administrators to select each one.
Exclusive — Benzina Zero Teams Up with BeamWell to Provide Gaza Relief
BeamWell and Benzina Zero recently announced the integration of the BeamWell™ water desalination and delivery platform with Benzina Zero’s Duo e-moped. “The BeamWell™ system, a transportable water desalination and delivery platform designed to provide clean water and renewable electricity in crisis zones and remote areas, includes four Benzina Zero Duo … [continued]
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Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new report
Industrial agriculture in the Upper Midwest has been a driving force behind wetland loss. The farm bill might hold a solution.
I Speak for the Fish: How Native Americans are saving lake sturgeon
I Speak for the Fish is a monthly column written by Great Lakes Now Contributor Kathy Johnson, coming out the third Monday of each month. Publishing the author’s views and assertions does not represent endorsement by Great Lakes Now or Detroit Public Television.
National Park Service Issues Landmark Order for Tribal Consultations
By Native News Online Staff, Native News Online
This article originally appeared on Native News Online. Founded in 2011, Native News Online reaches millions of Native and non-Native readers annually including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and others interested in Native American concerns.
4 things to know about a youth-led court case against Ontario’s climate plans
By Fatima Syed, The Narwhal
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
‘Wiarton Remembers’ portraits displayed at Deep Water Gallery
Until Remembrance Day, figures in the mural marking local service in military conflicts will be displayed as individual portraits at Wiarton’s Deep Water Gallery. There are 20 individual pieces of art by Silvia Pecota on display in the gallery at 583 Berford St. She worked as a military photographer with five trips to Afghanistan. Her […]
Nibi Chronicles: Manoomin as medicine
“Nibi Chronicles,” a monthly Great Lakes Now feature, is written by Staci Lola Drouillard. A Grand Portage Ojibwe direct descendant, she lives in Grand Marais on Minnesota’s North Shore of Lake Superior. Her nonfiction books “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe” and “Seven Aunts” were published 2019 and 2022, and the children’s story “A Family Tree” in 2024.