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Former chief denies he approved transfer of band funds to accounts controlled by former finance director

June 3, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The former chief of the Sipekne’katik Band said in court Thursday that he never authorized the transfer of thousands of dollars of band funds into bank accounts controlled by the band’s former finance director. Sipekne’katik […]

Band never authorized commission payments to Hayes, councillor testifies

June 2, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Sipekne’katik Band chief and council never authorized a plan to pay the band’s finance director a ten per cent commission for bringing business to the band, a band councillor testified in court on Wednesday. Thomas […]

Band councillor who complained to RCMP in 2010 testifies in fraud trial

May 31, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Sipekne’katik band councillor who complained to the RCMP about alleged fraudulent activity at the Sipekne’katik band office in 2010 said he did so because he couldn’t get answers about questionable activity with a dormant band […]

Court dates set in appeal of Alton Natural Gas Project

May 31, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Court dates have been set in the appeal of the Alton Natural Gas storage project approvals in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax. Lawyers for the Sipekne’katik Band will argue for a stay of the […]

Sipekne’katik finance director fired for using band funds to buy land, band councillor testifies

May 27, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A councillor with the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia testified the band’s former finance director was dismissed in 2012 when chief and council learned he purchased land using band funds. “It was a big let […]

Former accountant with Sipekne’katik fired after discovering irregular banking activities

May 26, 2016 Maureen Googoo

An accountant who was hired in 2009 to help the Sipekne’katik Band prepare an overdue audit said his employment contract ended abruptly shortly after he informed several band councillors about irregular activity with a dormant […]

Marshall-Tabor “frustrated” with Millbrook appealing human rights ruling

May 24, 2016 Maureen Googoo

Stacey Lee Marshall-Tabor says she’s frustrated the Millbrook First Nation is appealing a 2015 Canadian Human Rights tribunal decision that ruled the First Nation discriminated against her because she is a woman. Millbrook is seeking a […]

Millbrook second NS First Nation to leave Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative

May 20, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Millbrook First Nation in Nova Scotia is pulling out of the Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative, also known as Kwilmu’kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMKNO), and the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs. In a news release issued May […]

Fraud trial of former Sipekne’katik Finance Director begins

May 18, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The jury trial of the former finance director for the Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia got underway in Halifax on Tuesday. Jeffrey Cecil Hayes, 61, is charged with theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000 and […]

Wildfires in Fort McMurray destroy Nova Scotia couple’s home

May 4, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A Mi’kmaw woman from Nova Scotia and her fiancé living in Fort McMurray, Alberta are homeless after wildfires destroyed their home Tuesday. Stephanie Sack, who is originally from Indian Brook First Nation, N.S., said the […]

Alton Gas to re-fence worksite along Shubenacadie River

April 29, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The fence at the Alton Natural Gas Storage project site along the banks of the Shubenacadie River in Fort Ellis, N.S. is going back up. In a letter to Sipekne’katik Chief Rufus Copage dated April […]

Alton Gas partially removes fence around construction site in Fort Ellis, N.S.

April 28, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Chief of the Sipekne’katik Band says he is satisfied Alton Gas has removed a portion of its fence around the construction site in Fort Ellis, N.S. so band members can fish along the banks […]

Indigenous communities, businesses contribute $1.14-billion to Atlantic Canada economy

April 27, 2016 Maureen Googoo

A new study released Wednesday shows the Indigenous economy in Atlantic Canada contributes approximately the same amount of money as other major projects in the region such as the Irving Shipbuilding. According to the study […]

Sipekne’katik Band to appeal Alton Gas approval in NS Supreme Court

April 25, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Sipekne’katik Band in Nova Scotia plans to take its appeal of the Alton Gas storage project to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court. “Yes, we’re filing an appeal,” Sipekne’katik Band Chief Rufus Copage said Monday. […]

Membertou first band in Atlantic to use online voting in upcoming referendum

April 20, 2016 Maureen Googoo

The Membertou Band in Nova Scotia is the first band in Atlantic Canada trying out a new option for band members to vote in an upcoming referendum on its Family Homes Law. For the first […]