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Ministers Duncan and Aglukkaq Take Action to Ensure Successful Transition to Nutrition North Canada
Iqaluit, Nunavut – March 9, 2011 – The Government of Canada announced today adjustments to the Nutrition North Canada program to ensure Northerners continue to have access to fresh, healthy,…
Manitoba Trains SWAT Teams for More Schools
March 8, 2011 Manitoba is expanding the Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT) program to more schools, Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau announced today. “In the past, we…
Premier and Health Minister Unveil Two New Mobile Breast Cancer Screening Vans in Gimli and Winnipeg
News Release – Manitoba March 8, 2011 $140,000 Project Will Support Mammogram Services in 80 Manitoba Communities Manitoba women will have improved access to breast cancer screening with the replacement…
Health Ministers across Canada launch a National dialogue on childhood obesity
March 7, 2011 For Immediate Release Fact Sheet: Our Health Our Future: A National Dialogue on Healthy Weights (Toronto) – In response to the growing rate of overweight and obese children…
Senate: Aboriginal Peoples – March 8, 2011 & March 9, 2011
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 9:30 am Location: Room 160-S, Centre Block (Webcast) Clerk: Marcy Zlotnick (613-990-6080) Agenda for the meeting – Senate Item & Details 1. Bill S-11, An Act…
Delay at Human Rights Tribunal put vulnerable Children at Risk
First Nations Children deserve better Treatment from Canada Toronto, March 4 – On the 28th of February, the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada filed an application…
Jordan’s Principle: putting First Nations children first
UFCW Canada has joined a growing number of concerned and frustrated Canadians in calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to immediately implement Jordan’s Principle – a measure that would require…
GN Goes to Public Tender for Medical Air Travel Contract
News Release Iqaluit, Nunavut (March 3, 2011) – Nunavut’s medical travel contracts with the airlines, which officially end on March 31, 2011, have been extended for four months in order…
UNBC: BC Results of Study into First Nations Dietary and Environmental Health Released
Study finds that First Nations diets are significantly improved with access to traditional foods March 3, 2011 A University of Northern British Columbia-led study into nutritional and environmental factors affecting…
A Grass Roots Review of the Nutrition North Program in Nunavut
March 2, 2011 – Please visithttp://www.nutritionnorth.org/home The goal of this Website is gather prices on a small selection of groceries from communities across Nunavut. The first round of information gathering…
