Indigenous & Aboriginal News

Fraser Institute to First Nations: Just Be Glad its not 1947 by Senwung Luk, posted on the Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP blog Recently, the Fraser Institute released a report, entitled “Ever Higher: Government Spending on Aboriginals since 1947”.  In stories on the report, the media reported author Mark Milke suggesting that his study “should put to…

Aboriginal News

Canada must do more to engage aboriginals on pipelines by Julie Gordon, posted on Reuters Canada must do more to build trust with aboriginal communities to win their support for resource projects such as oil pipelines and natural gas terminals, a government report said on Thursday. “There has not been a constructive dialogue about energy…

Supply Chain Industry News

Creating value across the supply chain by M Muneer, posted on the Financial Chronicle Price competition has become intense today with hardly any meaningful differentiation in product or service offerings. While supplying to a customer, the buying department exerts so much pressure on you that you will just want to make a sale and forget…

BC Power & Energy Industry News

B.C. could outsource new LNG ferries by David P. Ball, posted on 24 Hours Vancouver BC Ferries may soon be fuelled by the province’s abundant liquefied natural gas resources. On Monday, Victoria issued a request for proposals from five shipyards to build three ferries that can operate on LNG with diesel as backup. Seaspan was…

Aboriginal News

Written Proof Harper Doesn’t Care About Aboriginal Education by Hon. Carolyn Bennet, posted on Huffington Post Canada Last week’s sensational release of documents from the RCMP’s Information to Obtain (ITO) production order in the ongoing Senate scandal created a political firestorm. This is not surprising, given it is now abundantly clear that the RCMP believes…

Supply Chain – Industry News

Accenture Delivers Large-Scale ERP System For Salt River Project Focused On Finance And Supply Chain Transformation, posted on Supply Chain Market Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has implemented new back-office applications and business management systems for Salt River Project (SRP), one of the largest U.S. public power utilities. The systems implementation is part of the largest enterprise resource…

Aboriginal News

Youth cool to proposed education act, by Betty Ann Adam, posted on The Star Phoenix Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Minister Bernard Valcourt confronted a skeptical reception at an Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Youth Council summit in Saskatoon. He also hinted the Federal government’s unpopular proposed education act could be shelved, depending on…