Ontario Supporting Eabametoong First Nation

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TORONTO —The Ontario government is working with Eabametoong First Nation to provide vital support, including up to $540,000 total one-time funding, after a fire devastated the John C. Yesno Education Centre, leaving the remote fly-in community without a school and community hub. In collaboration with the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services, the Ministry of Indigenous Affairs is providing …

Helping Indigenous People in Thunder Bay Train as Carpenters

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Government approves carpentry training for the nine Matawa First Nations to prepare for rewarding and well-paying careers in the skilled trades THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is expanding Kiikenomaga Kikenjigewen Employment and Training Services (KKETS) training programs to include in-class apprenticeship training for carpentry. This program will provide jobseekers in Matawa First Nations communities an opportunity to get state-of-the-art training …