Saugeen

Ziigwan Indigenous Music and Arts Festival: Full Artist and Vendor Line-Up Revealed

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Monday, March 20, 2023
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Later that day, Elder Dr. Duke Redbird will join us to close this important gathering in a good way, sharing his thoughts on Ziigwan (springtime) and our collective journey toward reconciliation.

Key Points: 
  • Later that day, Elder Dr. Duke Redbird will join us to close this important gathering in a good way, sharing his thoughts on Ziigwan (springtime) and our collective journey toward reconciliation.
  • Dr. Redbird is an Elder from the Saugeen First Nation and a celebrated Indigenous Visionary, intellectual, poet, broadcaster, and filmmaker.
  • Ziigwan, the Anishnaabemowin word for springtime, celebrates the healing and learning power of music and art, the rebirth of spring, and the collective awakening.
  • This project is being made possible and funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario.

Media Advisory - TC Energy reaches agreement with National Defence to develop proposed world-class pumped storage project

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Thursday, July 29, 2021
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CALGARY, Alberta and TORONTO, Ontario, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media Advisory - TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy or the Company) has reached agreement with the Department of National Defence, that subject to conditions and regulatory approval, allows for the development of a transformative 1,000-megawatt clean energy storage project on federal lands.

Key Points: 
  • CALGARY, Alberta and TORONTO, Ontario, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Media Advisory - TC Energy Corporation (TSX, NYSE: TRP) (TC Energy or the Company) has reached agreement with the Department of National Defence, that subject to conditions and regulatory approval, allows for the development of a transformative 1,000-megawatt clean energy storage project on federal lands.
  • The Ontario Pumped Storage Project, proposed to be constructed on Department of National Defences 4th Canadian Division Training Centre property by TC Energy, would be Ontarios largest energy storage project, optimizing the provinces electricity system and is estimated to deliver more than $250 million in annual savings to electricity consumers.
  • Energy storage is key to unlocking Canadas transition to a low-carbon economy, while reducing system costs and delivering private sector economic stimulus.
  • Franois Poirier, President and Chief Executive Officer, TC Energy
    The Saugeen Ojibway Nation and TC Energy have been in consultation regarding a potential co-development and joint ownership arrangement on the project.

Saugeen Shores, Ontario Named Grand Prize Winner of Kraft Heinz Project Play 2019

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Tuesday, October 22, 2019
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TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, Kraft Heinz, TSN, and RDS announced Saugeen Shores, ON as the Grand Prize winner of Kraft Heinz Project Play 2019.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, Oct. 22, 2019 /CNW/ - Today, Kraft Heinz, TSN, and RDS announced Saugeen Shores, ON as the Grand Prize winner of Kraft Heinz Project Play 2019.
  • Kraft Heinz Project Play provides Canadian communities with the opportunity to repair local sports facilities and build better places to play.With a growing waitlist to play baseball, fastball and softball at Lamont Sports Park, building additional fields will create more opportunities for the Saugeen Shores community to play.
  • "Congratulations to Saugeen Shores on winning this $250,000 Grand Prize, which will help build Lamont Sports Park into a prime destination for baseball, fastball and softball lovers across the region," said James Duthie, TSN Host and Kraft Heinz Project Play Ambassador.
  • "Our most sincere thanks goes out to everyone who took the time to send in a nomination for the 2019 Kraft Heinz Project Play.

Saugeen First Nation seeks court ruling in Sauble Beach claim

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Tuesday, August 6, 2019
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SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON, Aug. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Saugeen First Nation has served a summary judgment motion as part of a longstanding lawsuit to confirm Saugeen ownership of Sauble Beach.

Key Points: 
  • SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON, Aug. 6, 2019 /CNW/ - Saugeen First Nation has served a summary judgment motion as part of a longstanding lawsuit to confirm Saugeen ownership of Sauble Beach.
  • Both Saugeen First Nation and its treaty partner, the Government of Canada, recognize that Sauble Beach is part of Saugeen Indian Reserve #29, consistent with the terms of a treaty signed in 1854.
  • "This is a significant step towards righting a wrong that is older than Canada," said Saugeen Chief Lester Anoquot.
  • Both lawsuits state that Sauble Beach is and always has been part of the Saugeen reserve.