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

Vernon Creek Naturalization already seeing drainage benefits: Mayor Cumming

The second and final phase of the work in the creek was done between July and November in alignment with Fisheries and Oceans Canada regulations ...

Source: Google Alert - vernonmatters.ca | Published: December 16, 2025

Narwhal recently found in Ireland suggests they're moving into new areas, some experts say

However, Marianne Marcoux, a researcher with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), says the narwhal found in Ireland is “not too much of a panic.

Source: Google Alert - www.rcinet.ca | Published: December 16, 2025

P.E.I. Fishermen's Association urges federal government to renew Atlantic Fisheries Fund - CBC

In a statement to CBC News, the Fisheries and Oceans Canada said the Atlantic Fisheries Fund has supported more than 1,331 projects across the ...

Source: Google Alert - www.cbc.ca | Published: December 16, 2025

Canadian aquaculture wants farming treatment - Manitoba Co-operator

Canada's fish farms want to switch federal portfolios to be under Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's eye rather than Fisheries and Oceans Canada's ...

Source: Google Alert - www.manitobacooperator.ca | Published: December 16, 2025