{"id":601591,"date":"2026-04-13T17:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601591\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T17:08:08","slug":"first-nations-natural-gas-alliance-ceo-karen-ogen-interviewed-for-best-practice-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/601591\/","title":{"rendered":"First Nations Natural Gas Alliance CEO Karen Ogen interviewed for Best Practice Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TORONTO, April 13, 2026 \/CNW\/ &#8211; Best Practice Canada magazine recently published an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=3935515052&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.bestpracticecanada.com%2Fbpc-march-2026-8-5x11%2Ffull-view.html&amp;a=interview+with+Karen+Ogen%2C+CEO+for+the+First+Nations+Natural+Gas+Alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">interview with Karen Ogen, CEO for the First Nations Natural Gas Alliance<\/a>, discussing how First Nations groups need to not just have a &#8216;seat at the table&#8217; in energy development negotiations, but rather need to create new spaces for collaboration (like the Alliance)&#8211;and how critical social issues: poverty, food security and major health crises need to be addressed concurrently with environmental issues facing Canada&#8217;s First Nations communities.<\/p>\n<p>          <a href=\"#\" class=\"tabfocus\" role=\"button\"><img title=\"Karen Ogen (CNW Group\/Best Practice Canada Magazine)\" data-getimg=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2954993\/Best_Practice_Canada_Magazine_First_Nations_Natural_Gas_Alliance.jpg?w=500\" id=\"imageid_2\" alt=\"Karen Ogen (CNW Group\/Best Practice Canada Magazine)\" class=\"gallery-thumb img-responsive\" rel=\"newsImage\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        Karen Ogen (CNW Group\/Best Practice Canada Magazine)<\/p>\n<p>Other notable features in Best Practice are discussions with the <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=3079498310&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.bestpracticecanada.com%2Fbpc-december-2025%2Ffull-view.html&amp;a=Canadian+Council+for+Indigenous+Business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canadian Council for Indigenous Business<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=1578843063&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.bestpracticecanada.com%2Fbpc-sept-2025%2Ffull-view.html&amp;a=Canadian+Queer+Chamber+of+Commerce\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canadian Queer Chamber of Commerce<\/a>, and contributions from the <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=3812263224&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fpublications.bestpracticecanada.com%2Fbest-practice-oct-2025%2Ffull-view.html&amp;a=Gord+Downie+%26+Chanie+Wenjack+Fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Gord Downie &amp; Chanie Wenjack Fund<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=2930825272&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.climateinstitute.ca%2F&amp;a=Canadian+Climate+Institute\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canadian Climate Institute<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n<p>About Best Practice Canada<\/p>\n<p>Best Practice Canada is a people-first business magazine amplifying leaders and companies advancing environmental stewardship, inclusive workplaces, and long-term value creation. To get in touch with Editor Sara Kopamees email <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newswire.ca\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#c6b5a7b4a7e8ada9b6a7aba3a3b586a4a3b5b2b6b4a7a5b2afa5a3a5a7a8a7a2a7e8a5a9ab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/a>. Follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=2178845425&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fbestpracticecanada%2F&amp;a=Instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=931373042&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fbest-practice-canada-magazine&amp;a=LinkedIn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and watch for video content at <a href=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4662893-1&amp;h=1429170470&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40BestPracticeCan%2Fvideos&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2F%40BestPracticeCan%2Fvideos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BestPracticeCan\/videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE Best Practice Canada Magazine<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.newswire.ca\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=C2265&amp;Transmission_Id=202604131203CANADANWCANADAPR_C2265&amp;DateId=20260413\" style=\"border:0px; width:1px; height:1px;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>        <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TORONTO, April 13, 2026 \/CNW\/ &#8211; Best Practice Canada magazine recently published an exclusive interview with Karen Ogen,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":601592,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[227700,49,48,44],"class_list":{"0":"post-601591","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-canada","8":"tag-best-practice-canada-magazine","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=601591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/601591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/601592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=601591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=601591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=601591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}