- Description
- Access to all health care services through the Nursing Station located in Kasabonika Lake, 37 km NE of Wawakapewin First Nation (closest Nursing Station)
- Offers health care through a health team consisting of Community Health nurses, visiting Physicians and Home Care workers
- Provides health awareness and counselling, education and prevention workshops/clinics in areas that may include Child Care, Diabetes, Elderly & Chronic Disease, Immunization, Sexual Health and Communicable Diseases
- Treatment of on-going health problems
- Emergency services
- Advocacy on behalf of individual with other health professionals
- Coordination of one-on-one pre-natal care with the community health nurse
- Assistance with coordinating local and long distance travel arrangements for medical appointments
- Provides access to specialized medical care using videoconferencing and other tele-diagnostic equipment
- Allows specialists to remotely examine and prescribe treatments to patients in their home communities
- Allows consultations for patients with specialty services such as physio, diabetes, etc
- Provides opportunity for workshops and education sessions for staff and patients
- Reduces the need to travel to receive care
- Eligibility
- Members of Wawakapewin First Nation
- Application Process
- Call ahead to book appointment if possible
- Documents Required
- Valid Ontario health (OHIP) card
- Office
- 807-535-1189 - Kasabonika Nursing Station
- Wawakapewin Sub-Office, Sioux Lookout
- 807-737-2662
- Fax
- 807-737-4226
- Web Site
- https://www.shibogama.on.ca/?q=Wawakapewin
- [email protected]
- Mailing Address
- PO Box 477
c/o Shibogama FIrst Nation Council, Wawakapewin First Nation
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1A8
Canada - Languages
- English
- Contact
- Referral Clerk, Kasabonika,
Phone: 807-535-1189; Fax 807-535-1192 - Health Director
- Virginia Head
Email: [email protected] - Fees
- None
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- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- September 15, 2025
- Address
- 81 King St, c/o Shibogama First Nation Council
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1A5- Band Office is located at King St in Sioux Lookout within the Shibogama First Nation Council building
- Situated adjacent to the Fresh Foods Market
- Closest intersection is at King St and Sixth Ave
- Reserve land is approx 350 km N of Sioux Lookout on Long Dog Lake, located along SE shores of Asheweig River, a tributary of the Winisk River
- Community consists of 1 reserve with a land area of approx 20 sq miles located within the Northern Boreal Forest
- Accessibility is only by aircraft with floats or skis; accessible by winter/ice road heading N from Pickle Lake during winter months
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- Fully Accessible
- Hours of Operation
- Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pmMon0830 to 1630Tue0830 to 1630Wed0830 to 1630Thu0830 to 1630Fri0830 to 1630
On-call Nurse Mon-Sun 24 hours - Service Area(s)
- Wawakapewin First Nation
