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

Can Canada build again? The push to rewrite the country's energy approval process

“At the present, we have about half a dozen federal departments involved in pipelines— Species at Risk [Act], Fisheries and Oceans, Impact Assessment ...

Source: Google Alert - thehub.ca | Published: April 2, 2026

Province Receives Approval for Avon River Aboiteau Construction

an aboiteau is a gated structure that controls tidal flow; this was the fourth proposal the Province submitted to Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) ...

Source: Google Alert - news.novascotia.ca | Published: April 2, 2026

Clyde River build highlights northern construction opportunity - On-Site Magazine

Photo courtesy of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (CNW Group/Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) Canada). The federal government recently completed ...

Source: Google Alert - www.on-sitemag.com | Published: April 2, 2026

N.S. issues RFP for removal of abandoned railcars near the Walton River | Country 103.5

Fisheries and Oceans Canada approved both projects under the Fisheries Act. They're the first to follow Canada's new “staged approach,” a step-by ...

Source: Google Alert - hotcountry1035.ca | Published: April 2, 2026