Indigenous Business

Even before he saw the interior of the former Lionel Gauthier Public School, Pete Beaucage had a vision for its future incarnation.

Two years after operating out of a small garage in Elk Lake, a growing Kirkland Lake mining services company is making a move into the northwest.

A new transparency act for the mining industry may go too far when it comes to First Nations, says the Mining Association of Canada.

In his 25 years in the engineering profession, Eric Zakrewski calls his Thunder Bay company’s business venture with Fort William First Nation a “gold star example” in Northern Ontario of a successful partnership between the private sector and an Abor

Today, Aboriginal business is waking up from a long forced hiatus through the efforts of organizations such as The Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB).

Waubetek is a First Nation-owned, not-for-profit entity that serves First Nations and Aboriginal businesses in northeastern Ontario. Waubetek’s core activity is to provide business financing to on- and off-reserve enterprises.

Ontario is investing in 16 projects through the Aboriginal Economic Development Fund that will create jobs, support new skills training opportunities and improve economic outcomes for Aboriginal people in northwestern Ontario.

Isadore Day has been elected the new Ontario regional chief for the Chiefs of Ontario .

Wahgoshig First Nation , Northern College and Primero Mining Corp. have collaborated to offer common core underground training to members of the First Nation, located near Matheson, east of Timmins.

Webequie First Nation’s airstrip is going under the microscope with federal money arriving to conduct a redevelopment plan. On May 20, FedNor Minister Greg Rickford announced a $1.