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

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

OFI@Memorial - Gazette

... Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “OFI@Memorial provides a collaborative ... In 2016 the Canada First Research Excellence Fund created the Ocean ...

Source: Google Alert - gazette.mun.ca | Published: March 20, 2026

Plan to rescue Marineland belugas sent to Canadian government - CHCH

Today, a rescue feasibility plan for the beluga whales at Marineland was delivered to Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Marineland for review.

Source: Google Alert - www.chch.com | Published: March 20, 2026