Côte-Nord
- The Coopérative de solidarité de Rivière-Saint-Jean-Magpie will establish a food co-op in the municipality of Rivière-Saint-Jean. ($89,243)
- The Unamen Shipu Innu Council will undertake a feasibility study to build a new Maison de la culture in Unamen Shipu, which would include a performance and exhibition hall. ($100,000)
- The Cégep de Baie-Comeau’s TACH (Techniques d'aménagement cynégétique et halieutique) department will build an aquaculture laboratory for research and development in ichthyology (the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish) and for disseminating knowledge about northern wildlife activities. ($99,500)
- The Maison des familles de Baie-Comeau | Centre de ressources périnatales de la Manic will create a vegetable garden in the Saint-Cœur-de-Marie primary schoolyard in Baie-Comeau to provide market gardening workshops to students. ($15,705)
- The Coop de Solidarité de Gallix will build a modern, eco-responsible building to house a grocery shop, a coffee corner and a service station with electric charging stations. ($500,000)
- Environnement Côte-Nord will begin pooling knowledge and setting up a network to protect and manage the Côte-Nord's northern biodiversity. ($93,383)
- The town of Schefferville will undertake a pre-project study to design an eco-district that meets the needs of isolated northern towns, single dwellers, couples and families. ($100,000)
- The Société des amis des Monts Groulx will restore and secure certain dangerous sections of the Harfang Nord trail in the Groulx Mountains. ($100,000)
- The town of Schefferville will acquire the asphalt recycling equipment required to improve its road network. ($100,000)
- The Manicouagan RCM will commission a firm to elaborate a development plan for the Baie-Comeau airport ($100,000).
- The Ferland Parc roadside assistance centre in Sept-Îles will undertake work on its building’s foundation to ensure service provision to residents. ($31,500)
- The Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam Band Council will implement a program to train six to ten local water treatment operators. ($100,000)
- The Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent RCM will examine housing issues and provide practical solutions to this issue in the area. ($100,000)
- Environnement Côte-Nord will undertake a preliminary study for a sustainable development centre and multifunctional green building in the Sept-Îles region. ($79,000)
- Baie-Comeau's Accueil Marie-de-l'Incarnation will add six spots to its drop-in daycare centre to support new immigrant families’ professional integration in Manicouagan RCM. ($93,343)
- The Résidence St-Joseph in Pointe-aux-Outardes will provide a woodworking-based social and professional reintegration program. ($91,423)
- The Rive-Nord de l'Estuaire ZIP committee wants to raise public awareness of aquatic ecosystem conservation practices at the mouth of the Manicouagan River. ($95,864)
- Distillerie Vents du Nord will recover and recycle production residues. ($100,000)
Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
- FaunENord will launch an awareness campaign on issues arising from illegal dumps in Eeyou Istchee James Bay. ($56,755)
- Tourisme Baie-James will establish a network of sustainable tourism animators. ($98,000)
- The Cree Outfitting and Tourism Association will undertake a pilot project to create recipes that embody the Eeyou Istchee territory, which will be piloted in remote tourism sites. ($100,000)
- Eeyou Istchee Tourism will implement two progressive management tools to develop sustainable tourism in Eeyou Istchee’s nine Cree communities. ($87,125)
- The Administration régionale Baie-James will study why people chose to leave and decide against settling in the James Bay region. ($35,600)
- Les Jardins du 53e Taïga will acquire a staff house for the organization's employees to attract the required human resources and ensure long-term survival. ($100,000)
- The town of Chapais will create an outdoor exhibition on the area's history of mining and forestry, its circular economy, and its human and natural history. ($79,939)
- The Table jamésienne de concertation minière will produce maps and tables of mineral exploration drilling data to understand better Eeyou Istchee Baie-James’ business potential. ($45,000)
Nunavik
- The Kativik Regional Government will build a recycling centre next to its new eco-centre, providing access to a reuse service. (100 000 $)
- The Kativik Municipal Housing Bureau will hold a housing summit in Nunavik to address housing issues. ($100,000)
- Aaqsiiq, an Inuit theatre company from Nunavik, will create a diction guide for Nunavimmiutitut, a dialect of Inuktitut ($100,000).
Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
- The Girardville Development Committee will improve Girardville Market’s facilities to serve residents of the municipality and the surrounding areas. ($500,000)
- The Institut nordique du Québec will be organising a forum on the impact of climate change on ecosystems and Indigenous research. ($45,000)
Initiatives involving more than one northern region
- The Solidarité Gaïa coop will gather data on northern market gardeners' specific needs and techniques to create a market gardeners' guide. ($66,724)
- Les productions Innu Assi will present Partager 10 000 ans d'histoire, les Atanukans by Charles-Api Bellefleur. This project aims to publish and preserve a complete repertoire of traditional Innu stories (Atanukans) told by a traditional storyteller. ($78,632)
Last update: February 13, 2024