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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Learn about whats going on in the Environment Department

$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

The Saya de Malha Bank is an underwater haven of biodiversity, desperately in need of regulation

Nestled away in the Indian Ocean, the bank's seagrass habitats are being decimated by a multinational fleet of fishing ships.

Source: Google Alert - www.theglobeandmail.com | Published: March 28, 2025

Bruce Power, Saugeen Ojibway Nation Investigating After Fish Large Number of Fish Die

Saugeen Ojibway Nation, Bruce Power and two provincial ministries are looking into the deaths of potentially m...

Source: Google Alert - www.bayshorebroadcasting.ca | Published: March 27, 2025