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

Canada's defence spending surge may be overstating its boost to GDP, Desjardins warns

... Canada. Another factor may be the transfer of oversight of the Canadian Coast Guard from Fisheries and Oceans Canada to the Department of National ...

Source: Google Alert - www.wealthprofessional.ca | Published: March 9, 2026

Critical minerals and national security, port system and lobbying rules in the spotlight

... Canada lawyer Rodrigue Turgeon and Agnico Eagle Mines board chair Sean ... FISHERIES AND OCEANS members get an update on “actions taken in ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ipolitics.ca | Published: March 9, 2026

'Chronic underfunding' of B.C. salmon monitoring program could allow population declines ...

Prof. Price said monitoring has taken a downturn in tandem with declining commercial fishing in Canada since the 1980s. He said the DFO has ...

Source: Google Alert - www.theglobeandmail.com | Published: March 9, 2026

Vancouver Park Board to vote on plan to reconnect Lost Lagoon to ocean

The Tsleil-Waututh Nation, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and Vancouver Fraser Port Authority have expressed support for the project. The cost of ...

Source: Google Alert - vancouver.citynews.ca | Published: March 9, 2026