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Time to overhaul Iqaluit’s land development rules, says city councillor – Nunatsiaq News
January 22 , 2019 “This method of land development has to end” Until the City of Iqaluit receives approval for a replacement to its outdated land administration bylaw, residents are stuck with a disappointing system, says one city councillor. “It’s insanity, does not benefit a representative portion of our city’s population and is literally the […]
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It’s a tough file’: Nunavut’s land use plan to get 4th draft – CBC
Jan 10, 2019 Nunavut Planning Commission accepting responses to written comments on draft plan until Jan. 25 The Nunavut Planning Commission says it’s going to start work on the fourth draft of a territory-wide land use plan. It will lay out what parts of the territory are open for exploration and resource development, what areas […]
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‘Native Land’ Map Helps You Recognize Which Indigenous Territory You Live On – HuffPost Canada
“It helps plant a seed that there’s people here before you, these are the lands that they’re on, and they’re still here.” @What traditional territory is your city on? Are you on unceded xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) territory? The territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca and Mississaugas of […]
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Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan Next Steps
Planning process to move forward with or without funding Iqaluit, December 6, 2018. The Nunavut Planning Commission (the Commission) held a regional public hearing on the 2016 Draft Nunavut Land Use Plan (DNLUP) in the Qikiqtani region in March 2017. Since that time, the Commission has requested funding from the Government of Canada to hold […]
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This is our land’: K’atl’odeeche First Nation continues opposition to claims on traditional land – CBC
‘We are not trying to fight with them. We are trying to work with them,’ responds NWT Métis Nation president Dec 03, 2018 Members of the K’atl’odeeche First Nation near Hay River, N.W.T., continue to oppose any outside claims to their traditional lands. The chief and council met with the media Friday afternoon. Band councillors […]
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Dehcho First Nations and Government of Canada announce first of new Indigenous protected areas in Canada: Edéhzhíe Protected Area
From: Environment and Climate Change Canada October 11, 2018 – Fort Providence, Northwest Territories The insights and contributions of Indigenous Peoples are essential to understanding and protecting our natural environment. The Government of Canada is working with Indigenous communities across Canada in the spirit of reconciliation to increase the amount of nature protected from coast […]
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Ottawa, First Nations agree to protect N.W.T. area twice the size of Banff – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Oct 11, 2018 FORT PROVIDENCE, N.W.T. _ It’s where elders hunt and children hear their stories by the campfire. And after a deal signed Thursday between First Nations and the federal government it’s likely to stay that way. Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna and four Indigenous communities from the Dehcho region in the […]
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Media advisory: Minister McKenna to announce the establishment of Canada’s first Indigenous protected area
Fort Providence, Northwest Territories – October 10, 2018 – Media representatives are advised that the Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, will announce the establishment of Edéhzhíe as Canada’s first Indigenous protected and conserved area. Event: Announcement and Media Availability Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018 Time: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (MDT) Location: Nahecho Keh Centre (off Dehcho Drive) Fort Providence, Northwest Territories […]
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City of Iqaluit: New Land Administration By-law requires Input from Residents
NEW LAND ADMINISTRATION BY-LAW REQUIRES INPUT FROM RESIDENTS OCTOBER 1, 2018 (IQALUIT, NUNAVUT) – the City of Iqaluit’s Land Administration By-law, which came into force in 1996, provides rules and procedures for acquiring, advertising, leasing and accepting land applications for municipal land. The current By-law is now over 20 years old and must be updated to: […]
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YT Government: Nomination Period Extended for Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Commission
Joint news release with Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in The Government of Yukon and the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in have agreed to extended the period for accepting nominations to the Dawson Regional Land Use Planning Commission to September 14. Yukoners interested in serving a three-year term on the Commission as a Yukon government nominee may submit their applications to the […]
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