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

Two harvesters fined a combined $10,500 for illegal shellfish harvesting and obstruction in ...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) fishery officers play a vital role in combatting illegal harvesting through their work to enforce fishing laws, ...

Source: Google Alert - www.canada.ca | Published: February 24, 2026

Vancouver port applies to dredge Burrard Inlet this year to fuel oil exports

... fish or their habitat would take place within Fisheries and Oceans Canada's least-risk window for Burrard Inlet, which runs annually from mid ...

Source: Google Alert - www.biv.com | Published: February 24, 2026

In the Spotlight: Morgan Piczak - UBC Forestry - The University of British Columbia

Morgan has also worked at Fisheries and Oceans Canada, researching how harmful algal blooms affect fish communities in Lake Erie. Morgan then ...

Source: Google Alert - forestry.ubc.ca | Published: February 23, 2026