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Atlantic Roundup: Feb. 4-5, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:49:53 +0000

Family of Labrador boy found dead slams DND; Inuit company buys stake in Air Labrador; Police charge Natuashish man after finding him sleeping by a tree and; Paqtnkek First Nation gets money for job training.

Atlantic Roundup: Feb. 3, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:10:47 +0000

MPs question search & rescue efforts in Labrador boy's death; Seal Day proves controversial; Construction on Millbrook water part to begin in summer; and two Cape Breton artists part of gallary show in Halifax.

Atlantic Roundup: Feb. 2, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:41:32 +0000

Candidate withdraws bid for chief in Glooscap Band election; Millbrook First Nation eyes harness racing; Policing to continue for two Nova Scotia bands.

Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 31, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:58:22 +0000

Mi'kmaq flag at Moncton city hall; Maliseet state legislator tackles new role in Maine.

Shubenacadie Band fires finance director over audit “irregularities”

Maureen Googoo — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:42:13 +0000

The Shubenacadie Band Council has fired its Director of Finance following an auditor’s report that showed more than $215,000 of band funds was transferred to the employee’s personal business over a 15-month period. A portion of the draft audit obtained by RadioGoogoo.ca shows more than 50 financial transactions were made from several band accounts to Amcrest Management Inc., a business owned by former finance director Jeff Hayes. More than half of those transactions were made from a band-owned business account called MRJJ Management Inc. “The reason for the dismissal was that the Band had lost its trust in its Director of Finance, making the relationship impossible to continue,” band lawyer Gary Richard wrote in a media release via email late Friday morning. In the release, Richard wrote chief and council only learned about the extent of what it called “significant financial irregularities” during a meeting with the auditor on Tuesday evening. “On Tuesday night, chief and council were really, really disappointed at what they saw as their trust had been abused,” Richard said in a phone interview Friday afternoon. The audit was conducted by chartered accountant Andrew Lenehan from Woodstock, N.B. According to the draft audit, the following amount was [...]

Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 28-29, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:15:08 +0000

Waycobah man charged with robbery; Indian Brook gaming agreement raises worry; Fed. gov. gives $1.6M to help crime victims in N.B.; Road in P.E.I. to be named after famous runner, Aboriginal rights champion and more.

Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 27, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:58:39 +0000

Eskasoni woman charged with trafficking prescription drugs; Indian Brook signs new VLT agreement with N.S. gov.; Annual powwow to take place in Truro, N.S.; Passamaquoddy basket-making part of seminar on aging; Profile of Mi'kmaq prof. in Toronto, Ont.

Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 26, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:18:17 +0000

Pictou Landing band members reject deal to delay Boat Harbour lawsuit; Wagmatcook band councillor pleads guilty to several criminal charges; Two Aboriginal women heading to Chile to work with Indigenous groups; Passamquoddy Tribe in Maine plans wind farm and; Two Atlantic Canada chiefs want Canadians to work with First Nations.

Atlantic Roundup: Jan. 25, 2012

Maureen Googoo — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:51:04 +0000

Editorial: From Micmac News to RadioGoogoo.ca

Maureen Googoo — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:13:42 +0000

I got my start in journalism back in 1987 when I landed a summer job with the Micmac News. It was one of those coveted summer jobs for Mi’kmaq students like myself back then. Everyone I knew wanted to work with the Micmac News so the competition was always stiff. Back then, the Micmac News was the only independently-owned newspaper in Nova Scotia that solely covered Aboriginal news in the province. The newspaper’s main office was located in Membertou First Nation with a bureau in Millbrook First Nation. A couple of days before my high school graduation, I was offered one of the four available jobs in the Millbrook First Nation Bureau. I was elated and so was my father. Upon hearing the news, he immediately went to a local camera store bought me a 35 mm camera as a graduation gift. Using my 10-speed bicycle for transportation, I travelled around my home community of Indian Brook First Nation looking for interesting stories and people to interview. I always carried with me a backpack that held my camera, a tape recorder and a notebook. I was so fascinated with the newspaper business back then. I spent an entire week that [...]