Treaty Day celebrations marked with cheque presentation

By Austin Campbell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter SNnewswatch.com  This regional First Nation is seeing big returns thanks to a partnership. North Star Air presented a revenue share cheque for $1 million to Eabametoong First Nation during the community’s Treaty Day celebrations on Aug. 1. Celebrations included a barbecue and presentation hosted by North Star Air. Chief Solomon Atlookan spoke with Dougall Media at the event and said this is the first time Eabametoong has seen such a large return on an investment and partnership with a regional company. “It’s something we really look at carefully – how we’re going to invest that money because we’re interested in partnering up with existing businesses. We have opportunities to do that now,” he said. In terms of what Eabametoong has planned for the…

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