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

Crowding grey whale off Vancouver coast could cause 'live stranding,' officials warn

“What an opportunity,” said Paul Cottrell, marine mammal co-ordinator for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “I can see why the public is interested ...

Source: Google Alert - www.ctvnews.ca | Published: April 28, 2026

Propellers stolen from barge at centre of legal battles - Winnipeg Free Press

A spokesperson for Fisheries and Oceans Canada declined comment, saying the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corp., would speak on the matter. In a brief ...

Source: Google Alert - www.winnipegfreepress.com | Published: April 28, 2026

Tropical fish species are showing up on Canada's East Coast

We're seeing them in the trawl surveys that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) does every year." DFO research scientist Ryan Stanley monitors ...

Source: Google Alert - www.theweathernetwork.com | Published: April 28, 2026

Tropical fish species are showing up on Canada's East Coast

We're seeing them in the trawl surveys that Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) does every year." Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.

Source: Google Alert - ca.news.yahoo.com | Published: April 28, 2026