Darcy Gray has been elected Chief of Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation following the results of the June 4th election. Six new Councillors have been elected. 56 people ran for the one of the 12 seats. Voting was held at the Alaqsite’w Gitpu School on June 4th at 9 a.m. The unofficial results were first posted by the LMG near 11 p.m that evening. Cathy A. […]
GMRC will be implementing a striped bass monitoring programat the start of the salmon fishing season and will run throughout the fall. The goals of the program are to provide an indication of their presence in our river and also to give us insight as to what they are feeding on. Community members of Listuguj have expressed concern […]
The first episode of Nujignua’tegeg’s month recap video. This episode features Maddie Metallic, AGS Culture Day, Chaleur Terminals, and a conversation with Debbie Dedam-Montour.
Driving around Listuguj (Busteed area) last week you could see a group of volunteers working the tipi poles, bringing firewood and preparing the site for the four-day ceremonies organized by Families First Support Services. “We have many programs, and over the years many people asked us to do workshops about traditions, ceremonies, traditional medicine and […]
There is a new Ranger in town and his name is Ayden Barnaby. An Earth Ranger that is. A curious eight year old, Ayden visited the Earth Ranger website, where school age kids find tips and missions on how to protect animals and Mother Earth. His mission is to collect and recycle 20 batteries, and […]
Listuguj Chief of Police Henry “Hank” Vicaire was rushed to the Campbellton Regional Hospital on Friday the 13th under emergency circumstances, but was unable to recover. He passed away several hours later. He was 50. On May 18, at around 10.30 a.m.. various delegations of Police, SQ, RCMP, Firemen, Ambulance technicians from around Listuguj, and […]
“We’re always getting a request to do more culture related programs,” said Christine Metallic, the Cultural Coordinator with Families First. Six weeks of information sessions just finished on May 4th. All the sessions were leading to the upcoming fast. “We started off with the medicine gathering … and [identified] what they’re for, and holistically how […]
Fields are drier in the spring than you may think. The fire on April 30th was proof. A fire began in in the fields located in and around Dundee Road. “By the time the Fire Department got there – even with the quick response – there was damage done to the property,” said Peter Arsenault, […]
Chaleur Terminals Inc. and the New Brunswick government will be back in court Monday, May 17th. The previous two dates, March 14th and 15th, were taken up entirely by the Mi’gmawei Mawiomi Secretariat (MMS) lawyers, with all the testimonies and documentation that had been prepared. Troy Jerome, Executive Director of the MMS, said that while […]
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