NIPISSING—Anishinabek Nation member communities joined First Nations across Canada, including the Idle No More movement, in what will be the first in a series of National Days of Action this past Wednesday. “The best way First Nations and other Canadians can express their disappointment with federal indifference is to translate their concerns into action,” says Patrick Madahbee, Grand Council Chief of the A ...

COCKBURN ISLAND—Cockburn Island Township council has approved Mayor David Haight signing an open letter to local residents and stakeholders, indicating its support of the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) purchase and its project plans concerning over 22,00 acres of land on the island. “Council adopted the open letter, approving the signature of the reeve,” Brent St. Denis, clerk of Cockburn Island told th ...

ONTARIO—Local representatives are in support of a provincial proposal to only allow gutted Asian carp into the province to prevent the introduction of the Ontario ecosystem intruder. “It is high time they are going to be doing something, I’m just hoping it isn’t too late,” stated Jim Sloss, chair of the United Fish and Game Clubs of Manitoulin UFGCM. “Straight barring them from Ontario is the best thing the ...