Zenyatta looks forward to working cooperatively with
Constance Lake First Nation, other First Nations and local communities on the Albany Project.
"We have to be proactive in "dealing with the issue before it becomes a huge problem and we don't want to see people dying from this abuse," said
Constance Lake Chief Arthur Moore.
A news release stated the agreement between the province and
Constance Lake First Nation, a partner in the Shekak-Nagagami hydroelectric project, is a 19-megawatt facility located on the Shekak River, about 80 kilometres west of Hearst.
A logging road terminates seven or eight kilometres from the site, power and gas lines are located 30 kilometres away along Highway 11 and a labour force is available in the nearby
Constance Lake First Nation and the Town of Hearst.
HEARST --
Constance Lake has identified a problem with prescription drug abuse on its reserve.
Kevin Shaganash, guitar and vocals, is Oji-Cree from
Constance Lake First Nation.
The communities included
Constance Lake, Aroland, Ginoogaming, Long Lake #58, Marten Falls, Eabametoong, Nibinamik, Neskantaga and Webequie.
Peter Sackaney, who hails from
Constance Lake in northern Ontario, has a style that is unique and all his own, but still the comparisons fly: Neil Young, Bob Dylan and Tom Petty, are just a few of the iconic sounds that have been mentioned.
A new school with a special focus on Cree language instruction is nearing completion on the
Constance Lake First Nation.
In 2013, for example, the trailer headed to
Constance Lake First Nation for a mining essentials course that 16 young students took specifically in anticipation of jobs in the Ring of Fire region.
CHIEF ARTHUR MOORE OF THE
Constance Lake First Nations says "If for any reason a representative [of the Ontario Children's Aid Society] enters onto
Constance Lake territory, they will be treated as trespassers, and if any children are removed from the community it will be considered a kidnapping." The chief announced on July 9 that the Children's Aid workers are being prohibited from entering the community by band council resolution banning all members of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services from their territory.
The Youth Entrepreneur of the Year award went to Michael Audet, a 31-year-old from
Constance Lake First Nation.
