July 12, 2011
Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids and Ontario celebrate final community based land use plan with signing ceremony.
News release: English (PDF, 56 kb), Cree (PDF, 110 kb), Ojibway (PDF, 111 kb), Oji-Cree (PDF, 112 kb)
July 11, 2011
Minister Linda Jeffrey visits Cat Lake and Slate Falls to sign final community based land use plan.
News release: English (PDF, 52 kb), Cree (PDF, 110 kb), Ojibway (PDF, 111 kb), Oji-Cree (PDF, 112 kb)
November 23, 2010
Pauingassi and Little Grand Rapids reach draft plan stage with Ontario.
News release (Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree) (PDFs)
November 9, 2010
Cat Lake and Slate Falls First Nations and Ontario release draft community based land use plan.
News release (Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree) (PDFs)
October 25, 2010
Far North Act receives Royal Assent
Final version of Far North Act
Backgrounder - Far North Act, 2010
September 23, 2010
Bill 191, the Far North Act, passed third reading
News release (Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree) (PDFs)
Backgrounder - Support for Bill 191, Far North Act
Backgrounder - Bill 191, Far North Act, 2010
September 13 and 15, 2010
The Standing Committee considered motions to amend Bill 191, The Far North Act, 2010.
News release - Ontario Making Progress in the Far North (Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree)
Backgrounder - Far North Facts about Bill 191, Far North Act (Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree)
July 12, 2010
Northern Training Partnership Fund (NTPF) – Far North Land Use Planning announced. (Read more…)
June 10, 2010
Far North Science Advisory Panel Report: Science for a Changing Far North is released. (Read more…)
June 3, 2010
Bill 191 received Second Reading on June 3, 2010, and was referred for the second time to the Standing Committee on General Government.
Backgrounder – The Far North Act, 2010
May 4 to 5, 2010
Planning Together: A First Nations/Ontario Workshop on the Far North Land Use Planning Initiative (Read more…)
June 2, 2009
An Act with respect to land use planning and protection in the Far North (Bill 191, the Far North Act) was introduced for First Reading. After First Reading, it was posted on the Environmental Registry for a 60-day posting, and was referred to the Standing Committee on General Government.
News Release - Protecting the Far North (June 2, 2009) (Cree, Ojibway, Oji-Cree) [PDFs]
Backgrounder - Support For Far North Legislation (June 2, 2009)
Backgrounder - Future Directions For The Far North Of Ontario (June 2, 2009)
Backgrounder - The Far North Act, 2009
