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GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION ANNOUNCE 2ND COVID-19 POSITIVE CASE

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MEDIA RELEASE Sunday, January 17, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | GINOOGAMING FIRST NATION ANNOUNCE 2ND COVID-19 POSITIVE CASE Ginoogaming First Nation – Ginoogaming First Nation (GFN) Council and Health Team today announced a second COVID-19 positive case as confirmed by the Dilico Health Team. The community is in the process of doing close contact […]

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MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL REJECT ONTARIO GOVERNMENT-IMPOSED DEADLINE TODAY DURING DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS OF THE FAR NORTH ACT, 2010

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MEDIA RELEASE Thursday, January 14, 2021 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | MATAWA CHIEFS COUNCIL REJECT ONTARIO GOVERNMENT-IMPOSED DEADLINE TODAY DURING DECLARED STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED REVISIONS OF THE FAR NORTH ACT, 2010  Thunder  Bay, ON: –  Following the declaration of Premier of Ontario Doug Ford on Tuesday January 12, 2021 of […]

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AROLAND FIRST NATION MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER CHIEF WILLIAM MAGISKAN

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, December 1, 2020 | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | AROLAND FIRST NATION MOURNS THE PASSING OF FORMER CHIEF WILLIAM MAGISKAN Aroland, ON: – Aroland First Nation Chief Dorothy Towedo, on behalf of the Aroland First Nation Council, sends condolences to the family, friends and community of Aroland First Nation following the passing of […]

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NESKANTAGA YOUTH PLAN RALLIES DEMANDING EQUAL RIGHTS AND DIGNITY AMID COMMUNITY’S WATER CRISIS

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, November 10, 2020     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NESKANTAGA YOUTH PLAN RALLIES DEMANDING EQUAL RIGTHS AND DIGNITY AMID COMMUNITY’S WATER CRISIS THUNDER BAY, ON:  Children and youth from Neskantaga First Nation are raising their voices and demanding swift action from the Canadian and Ontario governments, as well as the contractors and project management teams, […]

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MATAWA FIRST NATIONS STAND IN SUPORT OF NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION AS THEY EXPERIENCE A LARGE BLOW TO THEIR WATER TREATMENT & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, November 3, 2020     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA FIRST NATIONS STAND IN SUPORT OF NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION AS THEY EXPERIENCE A LARGE BLOW TO THEIR WATER TREATMENT & DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC  THUNDER BAY, ON:  The nine (9) First Nations making up the Matawa Chiefs Council today offered their support […]

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ONTARIO’S INACTION ON WATER CRISIS PROMPTS NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION MEMBERS TO SIT-IN ONTARIO LEGISLATURE

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MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday, November 3, 2020     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ONTARIO’S INACTION ON WATER CRISIS PROMPTS NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION MEMBERS TO SIT-IN ONTARIO LEGISLATURE TORONTO, ON:  Two members of Neskantaga First Nation (NFN) will sit in the Ontario Legislature today to protest the lack of action by the Ontario government on the water crisis the […]

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MATAWA NON-PROFIT HOUSING CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS IN THUNDER BAY

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MEDIA ADVISORY Friday, October 23, 2020     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MATAWA NON-PROFIT HOUSING CELEBRATES GRAND OPENING OF SOCIAL HOUSING UNITS IN THUNDER BAY THUNDER BAY, ON:  Matawa Non-Profit Housing Corporation (MNPHC) today celebrated the opening of 8 new rent-geared-to-income (RGI) housing units in Thunder Bay. The one-bedroom units will all be occupied at the end […]

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FOUR RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP HOSTS THANKSGIVING HARVEST DISTRIBUTION EVENT

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MEDIA ADVISORY Wednesday, October 7, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOUR RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP HOSTS THANKSGIVING HARVEST DISTRIBUTION EVENT THUNDER BAY, ON: Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Four Rivers) hosted a Matawa garden harvest distribution event today from 4:00pm-6:00pm in the Matawa First Nations Management parking lot. The distribution was an opportunity for Matawa First […]

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