• Nova Scotia to host massive data centre to power artificial intelligence

  Source: CBC Politics
  Date: 2026-10-16 14:00:00.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Infrastructure, Energy, Technology, Industry, Indigenous]

  EverWind Fuels is constructing a massive 420-megawatt artificial intelligence data centre campus in Point Tupper, Nova Scotia, backed by $8 billion in private capital. The facility will be built in two phases—95 megawatts coming online by the end of 2027 and 325 megawatts in 2028—under a 20-year lease agreement with an unnamed AI tenant. To power the facility, EverWind is raising an additional $2 billion for four planned onshore wind farms, while utilizing existing provincial grid capacity for initial supply and employing a closed-loop water-glycol system drawing from Landrie Lake. Furthermore, a consortium of Mi'kmaw communities fronted by Membertou First Nation is negotiating a nine per cent equity stake in the project.

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• Cape Breton container port proponent shifts focus to offshore wind development

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-22 18:25:19.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Energy, Infrastructure, Industry, Indigenous]

  Sydney Harbour Investment Partners and its project Novaporte have shifted their 13-year container port proposal in Cape Breton to focus on developing an offshore wind manufacturing terminal. The initial phase of the offshore wind hub proposal is valued at US$1 billion and aims to support Premier Tim Houston's proposed $60-billion Wind West offshore energy project, which targets 40 gigawatts of power generation by 2050. The Membertou First Nation holds an equity stake in Sydney Harbour Investment, with Chief Terry Paul emphasizing meaningful ownership, investment, and long-term economic participation for Mi'kmaq communities. Project backers promoted investor interest at the Canada Investment Summit in Toronto, alongside investment partner Fengate Asset Management.

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• First candidate area announced for Working Forest Landscape Model

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-15 14:45:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Resources, Environment, Indigenous, Industry, Governance]

  The British Columbia Ministry of Forests and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, in partnership with the Na̲nwak̲olas Council (including the Tlowitsis, We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, and K’ómoks First Nations), have identified an area north of Campbell River as the first candidate site to explore a three-zone Working Forest Landscape Model. The model divides public forests into a Working-Forest Zone for commercial timber, a Multiple-Use Zone for biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, and a Conservation and Protection Zone. This exploration phase aims to improve predictability for industry, workers, and First Nations while addressing fibre constraints, climate pressures, and biodiversity values across tenures such as Tree Farm Licence 64 and BC Timber Sales operating areas.

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• Community forests expanding in McLeod Lake/Mackenzie, north Island

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-14 19:00:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Resources, Environment, Indigenous, Industry, Municipal]

  The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, led by Minister Ravi Parmar, announced the expansion of two community forests to enhance local forest management, support wildfire resilience, and secure sustainable fibre supply. The McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest, established in 2009 and partnered with the McLeod Lake Indian Band, is being expanded by nearly 10,400 hectares with an annual wood fibre allocation of 20,000 cubic metres. Meanwhile, the North Island Community Forest LP, established in 2011, is advancing an expansion that includes more than 8,100 cubic metres of wood fibre annually. These area-based forest licenses are managed collaboratively by local governments, community groups, and First Nations to generate regional economic benefits and well-paying jobs.

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• Inuvialuit Regional Corporation wants to start selling meat from Canada's only reindeer herd

  Source: Territories - Northern Affairs (Yukon, NWT, Nunavut)
  Date: 2026-09-07 11:00:00.0
  Tags: [National, Agriculture, Indigenous, Economy, Industry]

  The federal government has announced up to $885,225 in funding through the Canadian Agricultural Strategic Priorities Program to the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation to develop a self-sustaining agribusiness. The funding will support the construction of a new packaging and processing facility in Inuvik, Northwest Territories, scheduled to operate by fall 2027, to sell meat from the Mackenzie Delta reindeer herd—Canada's only reindeer herd—to grocery stores across Inuit Nunangat and Canada. The herd, purchased by the Inuvialuit Regional Corporation in 2021, has grown from approximately 1,500 animals to over 7,000, while continuing to provide free meat to local Inuvialuit families in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region.

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• Setting new harvest level in Omineca region

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-09-04 16:45:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Resources, Environment, Indigenous, Industry, Economy]

  British Columbia's deputy chief forester has reduced the allowable annual cut (AAC) for Tree Farm Licence 30 in the Omineca region by 17.6% to 340,000 cubic metres, effective September 4, 2026. The independent regulatory decision under the Forest Act accounts for changing economic availability, climate change considerations, and the protection of archeological sites, rare ecosystems, streams, fish habitat, and wildlife such as moose. The approximately 180,000-hectare licence area, located northeast of Prince George in the Prince George Natural Resource District, overlaps the traditional territories of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation, McLeod Lake Indian Band, West Moberly First Nations, and Tsay Keh Dene Nation, whose consultations and stewardship input informed the final determination.

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• Helping businesses adapt, grow, create jobs through new grants

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-08-28 18:15:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, National, Economy, Labour, Industry, Indigenous]

  The Governments of Canada and British Columbia have launched a $2.7 million funding initiative under Phase 2 of the Rural and Remote Employment Initiatives Fund to support northern B.C. businesses and First Nations development corporations responding to global tariffs. Administered by the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT), the funding is split into two programs opening for applications on September 2, 2026: the Business Diversification and Sustainability (BDS) program, which provides grants of up to $200,000 covering up to 75% of project costs for small and medium-sized businesses totaling $1.8 million, and the First Nations Business Development Capacity Building program, which provides up to $75,000 per applicant covering up to 90% of eligible costs totaling $900,000. The investment is supported by federal funding through the Canada-British Columbia Labour Market Development Agreement as part of a broader $5-million provincial response to tariffs.

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• Taking the next step to modernize B.C. forest management

  Source: British Columbia - Government News
  Date: 2026-08-27 15:00:00.0
  Tags: [British Columbia, Resources, Environment, Industry, Indigenous]

  The Government of British Columbia, co-led by the Ministry of Forests under Minister Ravi Parmar and the Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship under Minister Randene Neill, is introducing a Working Forest Landscape Model featuring a three-zone framework. The proposed model divides public forests into a Working-Forest Zone for commercial timber production aiming to stabilize an annual harvest of 45 million cubic metres, a Multiple-Use Zone focused on biodiversity and ecosystem restoration, and a Conservation and Protection Zone to support the provincial commitment to protect 30% of B.C.'s land base by 2030. In fall 2026, the Province will announce select candidate areas identified through engagement with First Nations, industry, local governments, and environmental groups to begin testing the zonation approach.

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