OTTAWA, ON, May 31, 2023 – Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) is pleased to announce the expansion of the Charge Up program, which includes increased funding and extended timelines for application and project completion for participants.
UNAMA’KI, NS, May 1, 2023 – Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) is proud to announce the first on-site intensive session with the 2023 cohort of Catalysts taking place in Mi’kmaw traditional territory of Unama’ki (Cape Breton, Nova Scotia) and home of Eskasoni, Membertou, Potlotek, Wagmatcook, and We’koqma’q First Nations.
OTTAWA, ON, March 21, 2023 – The Board of Directors and staff of Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) Social Enterprise are pleased to announce the appointment of James Jenkins as the new Executive Director of ICE. Effective March 20, 2023, James will work closely with founding Executive Director, Chris Henderson to ensure a smooth transition for the organization.
IQALUIT, NU, March 8, 2023 – Announced today at the Qikiqtani Energy Forum in ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ (Iqaluit, NU), the Project Accelerator is an Indigenous-led program to support the start-up and implementation of Indigenous energy-efficient housing projects.
SHARM EL SHEIKH, EG, Nov. 18, 2022 – The Indigenous Clean Energy (ICE) delegation wraps up its time at COP27 with an impactful event illustrating Indigenous and community avenues to sustainable energy futures. Chief Sharleen Gale, Daphne Kay, Mihskakwan James Harper, Dane De Souza and Blaine Chislett shared insights, traditional knowledge, and wide breadths of experiences about what it means to forge a trail for Indigenous clean energy projects locally, nationally and globally.
OTTAWA, ON, Oct. 18, 2022 – Indigenous Clean Energy Social Enterprise (ICE) is pleased to announce its participation at COP27, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, from Nov.6 to Nov.18, which aims to bring communities, civil society groups, heads of state, climate experts, negotiators, business leaders together to tackle climate change. The ICE delegation will lead and take part in a variety of sessions as part of the official United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) events.
Yukon News — Khàtìnas.àxh Community School to be heated by Teslin Tlingit Council’s biomass system.
PaNow — The latest program from Indigenous Clean Energy could have a big impact on a small community west of Prince Albert.
Winnipeg Free Press — At Sagkeeng First Nation, a cohort of ambitious youth are leading the clean-energy movement.
CTV News — A group of youths in Sagkeeng First Nation is hoping to inspire the community to live more sustainably through the creation of a solar-powered greenhouse.
The Hill Times — Indigenous-led renewable energy projects offer an opportunity for economic reconciliation, as well as an opportunity to address past injustices such as the development of large-scale hydro projects from the 1940s onwards that flooded communities and sacred sites, says one researcher.
Electric Autonomy — If Canada wants an equitable transition to a cleaner future with Indigenous peoples, some changes are needed in the funding programs that help communities adopt ZEV and clean technology.
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