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Article content Three First Nations in northeastern Ontario have shared more than $875,000 in federal funding to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The money has been used for a variety of measures, such as supporting Elders and vulnerable community members, improving food security, offering mental health support services, providing emergency response services and more. The Indigenous Community Support Fund was designed to give Indigenous leadership the flexibility they need to safeguard their c...

Share this article Share this article OTTAWA, TRADITIONAL UNCEDED ALGONQUIN TERRITORY, ON, April 16, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ - The Government of Canada continues to make investments so that First Nations, Inuit and Métis have the support they need to keep their communities safe in response to COVID-19. Today, Gimma Craig Nootchtai of Atikameksheng Anishnawbek, Chief Larry Roque of Wahnapitae First Nation, Chief Chad Boissoneau of Mattagami First Nation and Marc G. Serré, Member of Parliament for N...

Project to cost $269,000 Author of the article: Star Staff Publishing date: Jan 21, 2021  •  January 21, 2021  •  1 minute read (Getty Images) Photo by Getty Images Article content The federal government will spend $269,000 to bring high-speed internet to the Wahnapitae First Nation. Nickel Belt MP Marc Serre said the project will connect 74 underserved households to better internet, including 68 Indigenous households. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshin...