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Tom Longboat Day to be marked June 4 across province of Ontario

“This legendary Canadian has been ignored for too long,” Eglinton-Lawrence M.P.P. Mike Colle said after Ontario members of...

Sharing John Paishk’s drum with the world

Four years after witnessing the drumming and dancing at Sandy Lake, I photographed John Paishk of Red Lake, Ont., with his...

Beaver animal of choice in Mattagami

It was a beautiful day to visit Mattagami First Nation April 24 to check out the annual Beaverfest celebration in the...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Raising the flag is a shared vision

Someone put a flag up on the mountain. Standing at the edge of the lake it flaps and waves high up where they helicopter-logged a few years back.
It’s a sheer slope, rugged and heavily treed...

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Prescription drug abuse baffling leaders, health workers

Dear Editor,
Today, in our homes, in our communities, our leaders and frontline workers are baffled.
How did we get to this state?
What do we do?
I am not a leader, nor am...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Moving Mining Act modernization dialogue forward

To remain at the forefront in a highly competitive global marketplace, we need to be open — open to change and open for discussion.
Ontario’s Mining Act modernization is an example of our...

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Dec 01, 2015    0
Land-use plan can secure important territory

Continued from previous column published in the Nov. 12 and 25 editions of Wawatay News.
A withdrawal order does not affect pre-existing mining rights and tenure such as mining claims,...

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