Exploring Theme: "Individual Business Initiatives"

Ontario will switch on the country’s biggest energy storage facility next summer, taking a key step in transforming an aging electricity network aiming to be net-zero by 2035 — and one that could spark the grid revolution the province needs. Aerial view of the Oneida Energy Storage Project, Canada’s biggest lithium-ion battery farm, in southwest Ontario. The...

Colin Gruending, executive vice president of Enbridge, speaks about a wind energy project in Saskatchewan. Monday, June 24, 2024. Photo by The Canadian Press/Heywood Yu  Canada’s National Observer: Enbridge Inc. and Six Nations Energy Development LP announced plans Monday to develop a massive wind energy project in southeast Saskatchewan. The Seven Stars Energy Project, located...

Brooke Harrison, Water First Trainer & program participant Nathalie Mathias collecting data on a local lake. Photo submitted Listen to article Canada’s National Observer: In a bid to improve access to clean water in First Nations communities, some young Indigenous members in Ontario will participate in a new environmental water program. Canada, one of the world’s...

Shelby Ch’ng, with the Matawa First Nations Education Department Windspeaker.com: Eleven schools located in First Nations communities in Ontario and Alberta are among the latest recipients from the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation. These schools will collectively receive more than $300,000 in funding to purchase new books and literary resources. This funding is part of...

NationTalk: TORONTO – Tom’s of Maine, Canada’s leading natural personal care brand, proudly announces its commitment to supporting sustainable access to safe, clean water in Indigenous communities across Canada through education, training and collaboration, by pledging to donate 10 per cent of annual profits to charitable organization, Water First. “For most of us, safe water means not...

In the final episode of Electric Autonomy‘s National Discussion Series, experts strategize about advancing EV charger uptake in Indigenous communities Nationtalk: Electric Autonomy Canada: Setting up electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Indigenous communities presents unique challenges. But overcoming them is imperative from an equity standpoint and to create an efficient and accessible charging network across Canada. ...

NationTalk: KPMG in Canada today announced a five-year $250,000 investment to develop programming to help accelerate equitable access to jobs, training, and education opportunities for Indigenous business students at the University of Alberta. The program, launching summer 2024, is in collaboration with the University of Alberta’s School of Business to help increase the presence of...

NationTalk: MLT Aikins – The Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) announced it will hold an Inquiry “into the ongoing economic, orderly and efficient development of electricity generation in Alberta”. The Inquiry flows from the Alberta government’s recent order in council and regulation that halted regulatory authorizations for new renewable electricity generation projects. This Inquiry presents an...