Ph | 807-344-4575
Fax | 807-344-2977
Toll Free | 1-800-463-2249
reception@matawa.on.ca

MATAWA FIRST NATIONS FORGE NEW PATH FORWARD LOOKING TO MAJOR COMPANIES TO ASSIST IN CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

News

MEDIA ADVISORY Monday, March 2, 2020  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS FORGE NEW WAY FORWARD LOOKING TO MAJOR COMPANIES TO ASSIST IN CONTROLLING DEVELOPMENT OF COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE [Toronto, ON:] – Chiefs of the Matawa First Nations in Northern Ontario announced Monday they are creating a New Way Forward in developing community infrastructure in their […]

Read Article 

MATAWA FIRST NATIONS TO ANNOUNCE THEY ARE ‘FORGING A NEW PATH FORWARD’ ON COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT PROSPECTORS & DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA’S 2020 CONVENTION

News

MEDIA ADVISORY Sunday, March 1, 2020  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS TO ANNOUNCE THEY ARE ‘FORGING A NEW PATH FORWARD’ ON COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE AT PROSPECTORS & DEVELOPERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA’S 2020 CONVENTION TORONTO, ON: Matawa First Nations Chiefs Council will be hosting a news conference at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada’s (PDAC) […]

Read Article 

CERTAINTY FROM FIRST NATIONS IS THE KEY TO THE EMERGING NORTHERN ECONOMY: MATAWA FIRST NATIONS TO THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT’S STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS

News

MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday January 21, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CERTAINTY FROM FIRST NATIONS IS THE KEY TO THE EMERGING NORTHERN ECONOMY: MATAWA FIRST NATIONS TO THE ONTARIO GOVERNMENT’S STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS THUNDER BAY, ON: – Today, the Chiefs of the Matawa First Nations (MFN) presented to the Ontario Standing Committee on […]

Read Article 

MATAWA FIRST NATIONS PRESENT CONCERNS ON BILL 132: FIRST NATIONS ARE THE ‘INVESTORS OF CERTAINTY’ IN DEVELOPMENT

News

MEDIA RELEASE Monday, November 25, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS PRESENT CONCERNS ON BILL 132: FIRST NATIONS ARE THE ‘INVESTORS OF CERTAINTY’ IN DEVELOPMENT TORONTO, ON: – Today, the Chiefs of the Matawa First Nations (MFN) presented to the Ontario Standing Committee on General Government (SC-GG) regarding Bill 132, also known as ‘An […]

Read Article 

MATAWA FIRST NATIONS STATEMENT ON HIDDEN MINING ACT PROVISIONS IN THE PROPOSED ‘BETTER FOR PEOPLE, SMARTER FOR BUSINESS ACT’

News

MEDIA RELEASE Wednesday, November 6, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS STATEMENT ON HIDDEN MINING ACT AMENDMENTS IN THE PROPOSED ‘BETTER FOR PEOPLE, SMARTER FOR BUSINESS ACT’ THUNDER BAY, ON: – Today, the Chiefs of the nine Matawa First Nations (MFN) released the following statement in response to the Government of Ontario’s newly proposed […]

Read Article 

MATAWA FNs WELCOME PROVINCIAL INVESTMENTS FOR BROADBAND COMMS INFRASTRUCTURE ENABLING NEXT GENERATION/FIRST MILE INTERNET TECHNOLOGY TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN REMOTE COMMUNITIES

Media Releases

THUNDER BAY, ON: Matawa First Nations today welcomed provincial investments for the Rapid Lynx broadband project as announced by Premier Doug Ford, Greg Rickford, Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure. The investment of $30 million is provided through the Ontario’s Broadband and Cellular […]

Read Article