Environment Department

A Department of Nipissing First Nation

Who We Are

Situated on the serene north shores of Lake Nipissing, Nipissing First Nation (NFN) stands as a beacon of history and community. Spanning over 30 kilometers, our land stretches between the dynamic City of North Bay and the welcoming Municipality of West Nipissing. Garden Village, Veteran’s Lane, Mosquito Creek, Jocko Point, Paradise Point, Meadowside, Beaucage Subdivision, Beaucage Village, Serenity Lane, Yellek and Duchesnay are our communities.

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$2,500 Indigenous Student Bursary Program

For 2025, Milestone Environmental Contracting Inc. is awarding one bursary of $2,500 to an Indigenous student enrolled in an accredited post-secondary program in either Engineering, Skilled Trades, Business Management, Human Resources or Accounting/Finance.

Fisheries News

Island divers take ghost gear cleanup into their own hands - CHEK News

The group reported their findings to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), contributing valuable data to ongoing monitoring efforts. Watch the full ...

Source: Google Alert - cheknews.ca | Published: March 22, 2026

ANALYSIS: Carney promised spending cuts — but not all cuts are equal - Global News

But that's largely due to moving the costs and responsibility for operating the Canadian Coast Guard out of Fisheries and over to the Department of ...

Source: Google Alert - globalnews.ca | Published: March 21, 2026

Across-the-board executive job cuts won't address 'staggering' growth in bureaucracy's ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) is planning to cut 43 of 323 executives, but when asked to provide a breakdown of the number of the type of ...

Source: Google Alert - www.hilltimes.com | Published: March 21, 2026

PHOTOS: Sidney dive reveals years worth of 'ghost gear' tangled on the seabed | Vernon ...

... oceans according to Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Studies indicate ghost fishing gear makes up to 70 per cent of all macro-plastics in the ocean by ...

Source: Google Alert - vernonmorningstar.com | Published: March 21, 2026