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

Salmon coalitions push feds to make a decision on B.C. fish farms - APTN News

... Canadian Science Advisory Secretariat which advises the Department of Fisheries and Oceans. “I've done the work to examine the Canadian Science ...

Source: Google Alert - www.aptnnews.ca | Published: April 30, 2026

B.C. welcomes Ottawa's skilled trades push in spring economic update - AM 1150

... Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, and the Canadian Coast Guard. B.C. Conservative critic for jobs, economic development, and innovation, Gavin ...

Source: Google Alert - www.am1150.ca | Published: April 29, 2026

North Atlantic right whale calving season brings most births in 17 years - CTV News

Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) also has a Whale Insight online map. Related Stories. North Atlantic right whale found dead off coast of North ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ctvnews.ca | Published: April 29, 2026

Save our salmon: Indigenous leaders speak of Ottawa's betrayal - Prince Albert Daily Herald

“The Department of Fisheries and Ocean's unilateral decision sends the message that they have given up on restoring salmon in the Wolastoq. “We cannot ...

Source: Google Alert - paherald.sk.ca | Published: April 29, 2026