I am pleased to be speaking again this year at Insight’s 8th Annual Aboriginal Energy Forum. The conference will be held in Toronto on December 4 and 5, 2014. I will be speaking on Friday 5 in the session “Getting to yes”. … Continue reading
We are little behind-hand in posting this link to an article, “A new role for First Nations: power generation“, that appeared in the Globe and Mail, Advanced Energy from GE Innovation back in September 2014. The article includes the following from an … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of the decision in Harry Daniels et al. v. Her Majesty the Queen to determine whether Métis and non-status Indians are “Indians” pursuant to s. 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 so that … Continue reading
The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) has announced that it is again accepting proposals for the Aboriginal Community Energy Plan (ACEP) Program. The Program will support Aboriginal participation in Ontario’s energy sector by providing up to $90,000 in funding to First Nation … Continue reading
We are pleased to note that Ontario has launched the Remote Electrification Readiness Program to help prepare remote diesel-dependent First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario for future connection to the province’s electricity grid. The deadline to apply is November 14, 2014. As … Continue reading
Ontario has announced today the establishment of the Ring of Fire (ROF) Infrastructure Development Corporation, to be headquartered in Thunder Bay. Our post on March 26, 2014, Ontario, First Nations to work together on Ring of Fire, noted that Ontario … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the right of the province of Ontario to license forestry operations on Treaty 3 lands, without the approval of the federal government. In so doing, the court refused an appeal by Grassy Narrows … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) released its decision today in the case of Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44. In a decision that will have far-reaching implications for Aboriginal title in Canada, the SCC answers, for the first time, the question, how … Continue reading
Paul Manning, principal at Manning Environmental Law, will speak at Insight’s 4th Annual Ontario Mining Forum next month. Conference Highlights include: “Getting it right” in the Ring of Fire Building consensus for mining development P3 infrastructure development in the Ring of Fire … Continue reading
March 26, 2014 The Province of Ontario and nine Matawa-member First Nations signed a framework agreement today for a community-based regional approach to development in the Ring of Fire. The agreement is intended to ensure that First Nations and Ontario can … Continue reading
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