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

Port expansion near Montreal is first 'nation-building' project to begin construction

... fish found only in a few rivers in the St. Lawrence Plain. Fisheries and Oceans Canada authorized the project in the fall after accepting the ...

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

Aquaculture Mycology and Bacteriology - Gazette

Ocean scientist publishes on need to identify and control aquatic animal pathogens. Research | Books at Memorial. April 9, 2026. Aquaculture Mycology ...

Source: Google Alert - gazette.mun.ca | Published: April 9, 2026

Fisheries expands mass marking of hatchery chinook in southern B.C.

The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada has found 43 populations of Pacific salmon are at risk, including 24 assessed as ...

Source: Google Alert - ca.finance.yahoo.com | Published: April 9, 2026

Fisheries expands mass marking of hatchery chinook in southern B.C. - CTV News

The change applies to chinook released from Fisheries and Oceans hatcheries in southern B.C., about 40 per cent of which are already marked. The ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ctvnews.ca | Published: April 8, 2026