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Starting our 8th Annual Line Wide Gathering in a Good Way This year's theme is Tending the Fire, Together. The morning began with a pipe ceremony, opening prayers, and a grand entry featuring dancers—a powerful celebration of culture and connection. After an incredible reception last night, today we continue to honour traditions while strengthening collaboration between Indigenous communities and federal regulators.

🎻Tonight, Oct 14: Line Wide Gathering Registration & Reception with Breanna Lizotte! We're thrilled to welcome you to the IAMC-TMX Line Wide Gathering 2025 "What Next and Beyond: Tending the Fire Together" in Calgary! Here's what's happening tonight: Registration opens at 4:00 PM 📍South Foyer Entrance Welcoming Reception starts at 7:00 PM with a special live performance by JUNO Award-nominated fiddler Breanna Lizotte! If you have any questions, please visit the registration desk or contact info@iamc.ca. See you tonight! Warm regards, The IAMC-TMX Line Wide Gathering Planning Team

We’re thrilled to welcome JUNO-nominated Métis fiddler Brianna Lizotte to the IAMC-TMX Line Wide Gathering 2025 in Calgary! Join us at the Welcome Reception on October 14 for an unforgettable evening of music, culture, and community. Brianna’s powerful performances celebrate Métis heritage and storytelling through the fiddle, a tradition she’s proudly carried forward since the age of 10. 🌟 With two acclaimed albums, Scratch ‘Em and Winston & I, and performances that have graced stages from Alberta to Rome, Brianna brings heart, history, and incredible talent to our Gathering. Last-minute registration is still open until Friday! Visit our event page to learn more and register: https://site.pheedloop.com/event/LINEWIDE2025/home Questions? Contact us at info@iamc.ca Let’s tend the fire, together.

On October 04, the National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Gender Diverse people (MMIWG2S+), the IAMC-TMX Socioeconomic Subcommittee (SESC) holds space for families, friends, and communities who continue to live with unimaginable loss. Otherwise known as Sisters in Spirit Day, this day is a reminder that the crisis of MMIWG2S+ is historical and ongoing, stemming from the systemic marginalization of Indigenous women through policy, lack of accountability, and injustice. Indigenous women, girls, two-spirit and gender diverse people continue to face disproportionate levels of violence in Canada. The SESC encourages all Canadians to be a part of ending the crisis of violence, disappearance, and murder of Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people – doing so is a shared responsibility. Listen and learn, and advocate in your workplaces, institutions and communities for addressing the root causes of violence and anti-racism, for improving public service cultural competency, and for advocating for legal system reforms. #MMIWG2S #sistersinspirit #honourthewomen

A meaningful opportunity to support the impactful work of IAMC Line 3. If this resonates with you or someone in your network, please take a moment to review and share. https://iamc-line3.com/contract-opportunity-communications-and-engagement-program-coordinator/

New! Registration deadline extended to Sept 30. Register today for our 8th annual Line Wide Gathering. Support is available for members of the 129 Indigenous Communities in AB and BC impacted by the Trans Mountain Expansion and Existing Pipeline. For more info and to register, visit https://site.pheedloop.com/event/LINEWIDE2025/home We look forward to seeing you there!

Only 4 weeks until Line Wide! Make sure you've registered at https://site.pheedloop.com/event/LINEWIDE2025/register#category

The registration deadline is September 23. Register today!

Spill Response Exercise at Chawathil First Nation Indigenous Monitors took part in a hands-on spill response exercise led by Lori Solsberg, who’s been working in the field since 1986! He even brought along a spill response plan he wrote nearly 40 years ago. The training brought together: Monitors from across the region, including a participant from Montana First Nation who flew in for the session. Chawathil’s own FireSmart crew, which is led by a local woman and focused on fire mitigation and emergency response. This training helps strengthen emergency preparedness and supports Indigenous leadership in environmental protection. Photos credit: Mary Fowles