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“MJardin Group, Inc., a leader in premium cannabis production announced its AtlantiCann Medical Inc. (“AMI”) facility had been awarded a sales license from Health Canada. AMI is a joint venture corporation consisting of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq First Nations (51%), MJardin Group, Inc. (39%) and the Halef Group (10%).
“The Membertou First Nation has signed on as a major partner in the effort to develop a container terminal in Sydney, N.S.
Membertou Chief Terry Paul said the Membertou Development Corporation, which is the economic development arm of Membertou, has made an investment that gives it a 22.5 per cent stake in Sydney Harbour Investment Partners (SHIP), the company that has an exclusive contract from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality to market the proposed container terminal project.
Logistics park planning with private sector partners and municipality
SYDNEY, NS – Design and site work for civic infrastructure is commencing for the first portion of the Novazone logistics park.
Members of the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs, government and private sector partners gathered at the 250-acre site to turn the sod at the project location.
The Mi’kmaq-controlled portion of Novazone will be one of the most prominent and significant sections of the 1,250-acre logistics park to be developed.
MEMBERTOU, N.S. — Last week, The Membertou Gaming Commission opened its new location at 12 Chief Ben Christmas Awti’j.
Friday June 30, 2017
Chief Terrance Paul of Membertou Receives the Order of Canada
MEMBERTOU, N.S – The Order of Canada Advisory Council has released its list of successful honourees of the 2017 Order of Canada. Membertou Chief and CEO Terrance Paul has been named to the Order of Canada as of June 30, 2017
The grants totaling $953,000 from the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency were announced Friday at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre by Sydney-Victoria MP Mark Eyking on behalf of Minister Navdeep Bains.
Read full story here: http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/6/2/acoa-grants-supporting...
Membertou has bought 70 acres of land near the Port of Sydney, including 1,000 feet of waterfront between two coal-handling piers.
Read full story: http://thechronicleherald.ca/business/1465320-membertou-first-nation-buy...
The people of Membertou First Nation will celebrate their community's history Sunday.
A ceremony will be held along the Sydney waterfront at 5 p.m. to commemorate the place where Mi'kmaq people made their home for centuries.
Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/nova-scotia/membertou-kings-road-sydney-ancetral-home-reserve...
Membertou First Nation will reclaim and reconcile with a piece of their history Sunday.
It has been 100 years since the people of Membertou were forced to relocate from their first home at the Kings Road reserve in Sydney.
SYDNEY — Peter Paul remembers hearing the stories from his older relatives about Kun’tewiktuk.
His grandparents, John W. Paul and Nancy Googoo, moved to the Kings Road reserve after 1905 when the steel plant in Sydney was booming. Close relatives from both sides of the family lived and worked in the city as tradespeople.
