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Nishnawbe Aski Nation is the recipient of FedNor funding to help aboriginal business development and growth in the north. The proposed use of the $60,000 is to help support Aboriginal management training. The funds will enable the Aboriginal community to deliver cost-effective, community-level business training that will help them to increase productivity and create jobs. The announcement was made in Thunder Bay yesterday. Nishnawbe Aski Nation’s Deputy Grand Chief, Les Louttit says this will help maximize benefits of existing and emerging development opportunities such as the Ring of Fire.

The business plan for Northern College is being given the thumbs up. The plan has been given approval and will guide the college’s undertakings for the next year. Recently the school passed its 2013-2016 Strategic Plan. Northern officials say the college will look to focus on maximizing educational access, engagement and choice of community. The full plan is at www.northernc.on.ca/documents.

It’s officially mosquito season in the north and the local health unit wants you to dump your water. By reducing pools of water in your yard, you’re taking away breeding grounds for mosquitoes and reducing the risk of West Nile virus. The Porcupine Health Unit suggests draining water from old tires, plastic containers, wading pools, wheelbarrows and clogged rain gutters. You can change the water in bird baths weekly and attach screens on rain barrels to keep mosquitoes out.