Environment Department

A Department of Nipissing First Nation

Who We Are

Situated on the serene north shores of Lake Nipissing, Nipissing First Nation (NFN) stands as a beacon of history and community. Spanning over 30 kilometers, our land stretches between the dynamic City of North Bay and the welcoming Municipality of West Nipissing. Garden Village, Veteran’s Lane, Mosquito Creek, Jocko Point, Paradise Point, Meadowside, Beaucage Subdivision, Beaucage Village, Serenity Lane, Yellek and Duchesnay are our communities.

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Why is Indigenous Engagement important to Atlas-3?

During previous atlas projects, atlas organizers worked with Indigenous communities to coordinate expeditions around communities and along rivers across the Province, including remote parts of Northern Ontario.

Fisheries News

The Slimy BC Invader That Came from the West | The Tyee

Thomas Therriault, a scientist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, commonly known as DFO, was called in the early 2000s to take a closer look at the ...

Source: Google Alert - thetyee.ca | Published: April 16, 2026

GNWT 'undertaking early work' on Hay River fish plant's future - Penticton Herald

The Tu Cho fisher's cooperative could not be reached for comment. In a statement, the federal agency Fisheries and Oceans Canada – noting Ottawa's ...

Source: Google Alert - www.pentictonherald.ca | Published: April 16, 2026

MacEwen can't name a substitute operator for his lobster fleet. What does that mean for him?

Fisheries and Oceans Canada has denied Sidney MacEwen's request can't name a substitute operator for his lobster licence so he can focus on being ...

Source: Google Alert - www.cbc.ca | Published: April 15, 2026

P.E.I. cabinet minister will fish for lobster after all, as DFO denies substitute operator request - CBC

Prince Edward Island cabinet minister Sidney MacEwen will be on the water fishing lobster this spring after Fisheries and Oceans Canada denied his ...

Source: Google Alert - www.cbc.ca | Published: April 15, 2026