In the deep waters of Nipissing lives an ancient species of fish whose ancestors shared these same waters with the dinosaurs. Like the Anishinaabe, N’me, or freshwater lake sturgeon, have been affected by many changes caused by colonization,...
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Today we are bringing back the final post from our environmental monitoring series. This is a topic that deserves to be heard again — linear corridors. What are linear corridors? They are roads, pipelines, transmission lines, rail lines —...
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Darrell Settee of Pimicikamak Cree Nation, image taken by Laura Taylor
With field season quickly approaching, we are revisiting our Environmental Monitoring Guide as a source of inspiration! Today in our blog, we are talking about the...
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Field season is just around the corner! If you've got big plans, we've got some ideas for you!
What better way to protect your lands and waters than to keep a deliberate, watchful eye on what matters? However, we get that creating an...
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If you work in your Nation’s lands, resources, or consultation departments, or hold these portfolios on Council, you likely know all too well what it feels like to be drowning in consultation emails. Whether it is a proponent reaching out about...
“Looking back on it, you don’t know what you’re missing because you don’t know what the opportunities are. That’s one of the challenges I think for any First Nation. You don’t know what you’re missing. And if you don’t have the right system, and...
“The roles within the Lands Office should reflect the priorities of the communities.” —Mark MacDougall, Regulatory and Research Consultant, SVS
In the first post of our Lands and Consultation Department series, we talked about how having a...
If you work in your Nation’s lands, resources, or consultation departments, or hold these portfolios on Council, you likely know all too well what it feels like to be drowning in consultation emails. Whether it is a proponent reaching out about...
Welcome to the final post in our environmental monitoring series. Thank you for joining us on the exciting ride through all things environmental monitoring. We have covered several important topics to consider when planning your own...
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