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

Minister Mélanie Joly Speaks with Finland's President Alexander Stubb - Headline Politics

In Committee from the Senate of Canada - Fisheries and Oceans – April 14, 2026. 01:11:49 · In Committee from the Senate of CanadaFisheries and Oceans ...

Source: Google Alert - www.cpac.ca | Published: April 15, 2026

GNWT 'undertaking early work' on Hay River fish plant's future - Cabin Radio

In a statement, the federal agency Fisheries and Oceans Canada – noting Ottawa's ongoing work to sell the FFMC and the GNWT's status as the fish ...

Source: Google Alert - cabinradio.ca | Published: April 15, 2026

Public accounts, crime and fishing seasons on the agenda - iPolitics

... Canada chief operating officer Alexis Corbett. (4:30 p.m.). Over ... FISHERIES AND OCEANS members take a closer look at the factors involved ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ipolitics.ca | Published: April 15, 2026

Ottawa's renewed salmon funding spawns both hope and skepticism - Penticton Herald

Some of the changes already began last summer. Dozens of streams went unmonitored during the spawning season as Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) ...

Source: Google Alert - www.pentictonherald.ca | Published: April 15, 2026