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

CNW Newswire | Canadian Geographic

... Fisheries and Oceans Canada's (DFO) Aboriginal Fishing Strategy (AFS) program. The A-Tlegay Member Nations currently manage a fleet of commercial ...

Source: Google Alert - www.canadiangeographic.ca | Published: February 25, 2026

Fisheries union wants changes to how NL crab stock assessed - PNI Atlantic News

Continued warming ocean temperatures and low numbers of mature female and non-commercial size crab, noted the stock report, indicate that the ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ngnews.ca | Published: February 25, 2026

B.C. Ferries, contaminated sites and veterans on the agenda - iPolitics

... Canada, Fisheries and Oceans and Environment. (4 p.m.). Rounding out the roster, VETERANS AFFAIRS members explore “barriers to entrepreneurship ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ipolitics.ca | Published: February 25, 2026

Stories to start your day from CBC N.L. — Wednesday, Feb. 25 | CBC.ca

Fisheries and Oceans Canada releases its latest crab stock assessment, the provincial government announces Lela Evans as minister of women and ...

Source: Google Alert - www.cbc.ca | Published: February 25, 2026