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Office: 807-623-2724
292 Court St S, Sand Point First Nation Satellite Office
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6C6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6C6
Short Description
Functions as the governing centre for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Hospital and policing services through the city of Thunder Bay
- Child and Family Services worker provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Thunder Bay office, ph: 807-623-8511, fax: 807-626-7999, toll-free: 1-800-475-3985
- Publishes a community newsletter available on website
- Hosts an Annual Pow Wow, currently at Victoria Inn in Thunder Bay
- Participates as a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc, an economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations
- Owns and operates Papasay Sawmill located at Sand Point
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Office: 807-623-9543
Crisis: 9-1-1
Anishinabek Police Service: 807-625-0232
90 Anemki Dr, Suite 200
Fort William First Nation, ON, P7J 1L3
Fort William First Nation, ON, P7J 1L3
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Serviced by air through the Thunder Bay Regional Airport
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements provided by Anishinabek Police Services, Fort William First Nation detachment
- Child and Family Services worker provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care
- Provides an indoor arena including 2 full-size rinks, a physical fitness centre and a gymnasium
- Provides several gas station/grocery store facilities on-reserve
- Offers St Anne's Catholic Church parish on-reserve
- Offers a business park at east end of community which is home to several enterprises including Band Office and Wasaya Airways
- Publishes a weekly newsletter available on website, emailed to member in-box, or at Band Office
- Owns the Anemki Mountain Corporation which manages most office and community buildings
- Home to the Loch Lomond ski hill, Chippewa Park (amusement and wildlife park) and Nor'Wester mountains located in the W portion of the community
- Receives local bus service provided by Thunder Bay Transit; Route 6 Mission serves the community eleven times between 7:30 am and 6:40 pm, Mon-Fri
- Hosts an Annual Pow Wow in July on Mt McKay (Animikii-wajiw), considered a sacred site
- Coordinates weekly bingo games at the Mountain Bingo Hall located in the Community Centre
- Administers an Education Department for all community students who attend schools in the city of Thunder Bay; coordinates Awards & Bursaries for students
- Provides health care and health programs at the Health Centre
- Operates a community Youth Centre
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Office: 807-824-2541
Crisis: 9-1-1
OPP Schreiber Satellite Office: 807-824-2333
10 Central Place
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, P0T 3C0
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, P0T 3C0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Nipigon office
- Ambulance/Hospital services available at McCausland Hospital in Terrace Bay, 44 km E of Pays Plat
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through OPP, Schreiber Satellite Office
- Provides amenities to community members including Community Hall, Church, Arena, Fire Hall, Water Plant and Pow Wow Grounds
- Offers a Business Centre which contains the Health Centre, a Gas & Variety Store, a Day Care Centre and offices
- Provides a privately-operated business called Smoke Signals Firewood which sells/delivers firewood to community members and surrounding areas
- Home to many artisans, creating snow shoes and canoes, bead work and paintings
- Provides basic health care and health programs at the Pays Plat Health Centre
- Operates a Volunteer Fire Department
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Office: 807-347-2100
122 Back Rd W
Cat Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 1J0
Cat Lake First Nation, ON, P0V 1J0
Short Description
Functions as the governing centre for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services, Northwest Region; 2 full-time NAPS officers on-reserve; local ph: 807-347-2099; fax: 807-347-2563
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Tikinagan Child and Family Services in Sioux Lookout
- Hospital services available at Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout
- Offers 1 main store (Northern), Cat Lake Lodge, Gray's Motel, a few small privately-run businesses and a local radio station
- Operates a Canada Post postal service located in the Band Office
- Operates a small airport maintained and serviced by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario and served by Wasaya Airways and Cat Air
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Office: 807-622-9835
100 Little Lake Rd, Administration Office
Thunder Bay, ON, P7J 1H9
Thunder Bay, ON, P7J 1H9
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community members; oversees all programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Due to past flooding by dam projects in the region there are few members living on Lac Des Mille Lacs reserve territory; most members live in communities throughout Northwestern Ontario
- Members have committed to rebuilding own community on Seine River site; access road built to 22A1 in 2006; site now also includes a completed Roundhouse and a Community Cultural Complex
- Community residential lots have been identified/zoned and Band members are currently developing their chosen lot and own residence
- Provides services and programs from the Band Office located on Fort William First Nation reserve
- Child and Family Services provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care
- Provides education services for community members within the city of Thunder Bay including IR Churchill Elementary School, Seventh Fire Secondary School and Little Turtles Daycare and Learning Centre
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Office: 807-887-3071
252 First St
Flying Post First Nation, ON, P0T 2J0
Flying Post First Nation, ON, P0T 2J0
Short Description
Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the First Nation
- Health services available at Nipigon District FHT on Hogan Rd; Hospital services available at Nipigon District Memorial Hospital and in Thunder Bay at the Regional Health Sciences Centre
- Child & Family services provided by Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Nipigon office
- Ontario Works is accessed via the TBDSSAB office at 36 First St, Unit B, Nipigon
- Band has submitted a Treaty Land Entitlement (TLE) application to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) requesting a reserve move to an area closer to Timmins and Hwy 101
- Provincial settlement of $14 million for Flying Post First Nation was reached in Jul 2020 over a land shortfall resulting from the signing of James Bay Treaty in 1905
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Office: 807-887-2510
2 Gas Rd
Red Rock First Nation, ON, P0T 2J0
Red Rock First Nation, ON, P0T 2J0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Nipigon Office
- Hospital/ambulance services available at Nipigon District Memorial Hospital and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Lake Helen Reserve, Red Rock Band Police
- Serviced by air through the Thunder Bay Airport, located approx 1 hour S of Nipigon
- Participates as a member of Waaskiinaysay Ziibi Inc., an economic development corporation made up of five Lake Nipigon First Nations
- Provides a Community Centre which is a hub for activities and events; available for community members to book for private events
- Provides many cultural activities including Pow-wows, community sweats, sharing circles, arts and crafts, and traditional healing and Elders activities
- Hosts an annual Salmon Derby in early September
- Offers basic health care and health programs through a Health Office
- Supports a Public Works building and Water Treatment Plant
- Provides a Volunteer Fire Department that works closely with the Nipigon Fire department
- Offers St. Sylvester's Historic Catholic Church
- Owns and operates Chalet Lodge, a 22-acre resort with a main lodge and six refurbished cabins
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Office: 807-885-3401
Crisis: 9-1-1
501 Spirit Bay Rd, Rocky Bay Reserve
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation, ON, P0T 2B0
Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation, ON, P0T 2B0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Nipigon office
- Hospital services available at Geraldton District Hospital and the Nipigon District Memorial Hospital
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Anishinabek Police Service, MacDiarmid-Rocky Bay Detachment
- Provides a Canada Post postal station independently by a Band member
- Serviced by air through Nipigon Municipal Airport located 56 km from community
- Hosts an annual Pow Wow, children's Christmas and Halloween parties, an annual Fall/Spring Hunt and other events for community residents
- Offers a Hardy Gas Bar/Convenience Store and Beamish Variety Store
- Provides a Recreation/Community Centre equipped with full kitchen facilities and shower/washroom facilities
- Maintains an indoor rink facility including a zamboni
- Provides an Education Authority which administers Biinjitiwaabik Zaaging Elementary School
- Provides health care and health programs at the Medical Centre
- Operates a Volunteer Fire Department
- Maintains a Water and Waste Water Treatment
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Office: 807-982-0006
Crisis: 807-982-2107
Front St, Gull Bay Administration
Gull Bay First Nation, ON, P0T 1P0
Gull Bay First Nation, ON, P0T 1P0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Armstrong office
- Hospital services available in Thunder Bay; Clinic services available in Armstrong located 70 km from community
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through OPP, Gull Bay Police Service
- Provides a combined Fire Station/Police Station
- Offers a community school which is temporarily closed but current Chief and Council working to have it reopen
- Organizes community events such as feasts at the Community Recreation Centre
- Publishes a monthly online community newsletter
- Hosts an Annual Pow Wow in August
- Offers an Education Department under the Nokiiwin Tribal Council; provides bus transportation for children up to Grade 8 who mostly attend Armstrong Public School
- Administers basic health care and health programs at the Gull Bay Health Clinic
- Operates a Community Food Market
- Gull Bay has a new water plant under construction, slated to be completed by the end of March, 2021; the $25-million project is to replace a water plant built about 20 years ago, that never properly functioned; plant completed in Feb 2022
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Office: 807-875-2785
Ontario Provincial Police, Beardmore Detachment: 807-854-1333
204 Main St, Government Office
Greenstone, ON, P0T 1G0
Greenstone, ON, P0T 1G0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Nipigon office
- Health care services available at Beardmore Regional Health Centre and Nipigon District Memorial Hospital located 57 km S of Beardmore
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) services, Beardmore Detachment
- Administers all services through the Band Office and Health Office in town of Beardmore; reserve land base is on Partridge Lake (created and finalized in May 2008)and is currently under development as the eventual home for community members
- Established the first building, a community pavilion and picnic shelter. on reserve land in summer of 2013
- Maintains the Auden Ombabika Cemetery located in the now-abandoned village of Auden, near Beardmore, where most older community members grew up
- Hosts an annual Christmas party and celebrates National Aboriginal Day
- Organizes a 3-day Annual Elders Gathering at Partridge Lake
- Provides a variety of health programs including a Good Food Box Program
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Office: 807-626-1780
Office: 807-583-1845
Band Office
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, P0V 1M0
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, P0V 1M0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
- Consists of approx 40 members presently residing in community of Collins; other members scattered throughout NW Ontario with some families registered to First Nations in Treaty #3, Treaty #9 and Robinson-Superior Treaty
- Provides a small elementary school up to Gr 7 for community students; older students attend schools in Thunder Bay
- Seeking funding to construct a sawmill and a community business centre on lands that will be acquired from three separate current owners including Canadian National Railway (CNR)
- Participates in fish netting surveys with Anishinabek/Ontario Fisheries Resource Centre on Collins Lake to determine fish populations
- Hosts an Annual Summer Festival in July for community members to gather for games, special events, and feasts
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Office: 807-622-8713
Whitewater Lake Office, Queen St
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, P0T 1A0
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, ON, P0T 1A0
Short Description
Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the First Nation
- Community is located in centre of Wabakimi Provincial Park
- Whitewater Lake First Nation was previously considered part of the Fort Hope Band; when the Ont gov't created Wabakimi Provincial Park at Whitewater Lake in 1983 (expanded in 1997 to become the 2nd largest in the province), provincial authorities asked the Slipperjacks, descendants of William Patahoo, to leave but knowing the oral promises made in 1905, they refused
- Awaiting federal government approval of Band status
- Hospital services available at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
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Office: 807-583-2177
Crisis: 1-888-310-1122
OPP: 807-583-2394
Doug's Dr
Whitesand First Nation, ON, P0T 1A0
Whitesand First Nation, ON, P0T 1A0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Thunder Bay, Armstrong office
- Hospital services available at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Armstrong Detachment
- Community members conduct most shopping and business affairs in the community of Armstrong and Thunder Bay
- Provides an Elder's Complex residence for community seniors
- Offers events and activities at the Whitesand Multi-plex Community Centre
- Hosts an annual traditional Pow Wow held since 1980
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Office: 807-485-2431
104 Main St, Neguaguon Lake IR 25D
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Lac La Croix First Nation, ON, P0T 1C1
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Weech-it-te-win Child and Family Services in Fort Frances
- Hospital services available in Atikokan and Fort Frances
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call 1-888-310-1122 for police services to be dispatched to reserve
- NO fire services provided on-reserve but Pwi di Goo Zhing Advisory Services oversees fire services; ph 807-274-8531 Ext 227 or cell 807-275-7230
- Most shopping is done in Atikokan, an hour and half E on Hwy 11 or in Fort Frances, two hours W on Hwy 11
- Community has small convenience store and gas station
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Office: 807-229-1749
Crisis: 9-1-1
78 Pic River Rd
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, ON, P0T 1R0
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg, ON, P0T 1R0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Provides the Begetekong Community Centre for various activities and events
- Offers a Canada Post postal station
- Offers a local Internet and cable television network
- Publishes a monthly community newsletter, The Pic River Current
- Renown for developing "run of the river" hydroelectric projects in Northern Ontario; partners in 3 generating stations
- Operates a Band-owned forestry company
- Provides Biidaaban Healing Lodge for addictions treatment
- Administers a Children and Family Learning Centre
- Offers a Community Hall for various community events
- Offers an Education Department which administers Pic River Elementary School and Pic River High School
- Operates a Volunteer Fire Department
- Offers health care and health programs through Pic River Health Centre
- Provides a Public Library
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Office: 807-928-2824
Crisis: 1-888-310-1122
18-C Sapay St
Ojibway Nation Of Saugeen First Nation, ON, P0V 2S0
Ojibway Nation Of Saugeen First Nation, ON, P0V 2S0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Offers a Police detachment and services
- Provides a Fire Hall and a community School
- Provides health care services at the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen Health Centre
- Currently constructing a Community Centre
- Hospital services available at Sioux Lookout Meno Ya Win Health Centre
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service, Northwest Region; main office Sioux Lookout
- Child and Family services provided by Tikinagan Child & Family Services
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Office: 807-599-2224
Crisis: 1-888-310-1122
37 Riverside Rd W
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Seine River First Nation, ON, P0W 1H0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Weech-it-te-win Child and Family Services in Fort Frances
- Hospital services available in Atikokan and Fort Frances
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call for police services to be dispatched to reserve
- Provides the following facilities for community members: a Resource Centre, a Gym, a Learning Centre, the Roundhouse, a Water Treatment Plant and a Ball Park
- Serviced by air through the closest airport in the town of Fort Frances, located approximately an hour's drive away
- Hosts the annual Seine River First Nation Traditional Powwow in July
- Conducts most shopping and business affairs in Fort Frances
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Office: 807-876-2242
Crisis: 9-1-1
Anishinabek Police Service: 807-876-1606
101 Poplar Cres
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Ginoogaming First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Community members conduct all business affairs such as banking and grocery shopping in Longlac, a 5-minute drive from reserve
- Hospital services available at Longlac or Thunder Bay
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Anishinabek Police Services (APS), North Region located in Longlac
- Child & Family services provided by Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Longlac District Office
- Operates a Volunteer Fire Department
- Offers education services and support to students who must attend schools outside the community in Longlac and Geraldton
- Coordinates a variety of health programs at the New Ginoogaming Health Centre
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Office: 807-876-2292
Crisis: 9-1-1
Police: 807-854-1333
209 Otter Rd, Administration Building
Long Lake 58 First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Long Lake 58 First Nation, ON, P0T 2A0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Community members conduct all business affairs such as banking and grocery shopping in Longlac, a 5-minute drive from reserve
- Hospital services available at Longlac or Thunder Bay
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through OPP, Greenstone Detachment
- Child & Family services provided by Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, Longlac District Office
- Offers several small private businesses, a General Store and Gas Bar, and a Subway franchise
- Provides a Canada Post postal station
- Offers a new Community Centre that also houses the Youth and Elder Centre
- Provides a Training Centre with a focus towards developing life skills and Adult Learning
- Hosts an annual Pow Wow in July on the new grounds
- Coordinates the Granny Francis Memorial Fish Derby in July with regional participation
- Hosts an Annual Christmas gathering for community members
- Participates in the Little NHL, one of Ontario's largest youth hockey tournaments
- Provides free Internet access at the local schools or Band Office
- Offers an Education Department that adminsters Migizi Wazisin Elementary School and Migizi Miigwanan Secondary School
- Operates a Volunteer Fire Department
- Coordinates health care and health programs at the Long Lake 58 Health Clinic
- Offers social services such as Ontario Works and employment/training programs at the Maajii Boodawe centre
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Office: 807-329-5970
Crisis: 1-888-310-1122
Ambulance: 807-329-5332
1 Old Village Rd
Aroland First Nation, ON, P0T 1B0
Aroland First Nation, ON, P0T 1B0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Tikinagan Child and Family Services in Sioux Lookout
- Hospital services available in Geraldton; Clinic services available in Nakina
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services; additional Police services through OPP NW Region in Geraldton
- Provides a family-operated store which also houses a Canada Post postal station
- Additional shopping and services such as a Northern Store, gas bar, restaurant, arena and church available in Nakina located 15 minutes from the community
- Provides Aroland FN businesses, O'Sullivan Lake Gas Bar and Towedo Buslines, both located in Nakina
- Offers recreational facilities including an outdoor hockey rink, school playground, community hall with playground, Pow Wow grounds and a sports field
- Serviced for medical emergency response/ambulance services by the township of Nakina
- Administers Johnny Therriault Memorial School and education services through the Aroland Education Authority
- Provides a Volunteer Fire Department
- Coordinates health programs and limited health care services at the Aroland Health Centre
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Office: 807-822-2134
Crisis: 9-1-1
Band Office, 207 Second St
Pic Mobert First Nation, ON, P0M 2J0
Pic Mobert First Nation, ON, P0M 2J0
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Hospital services available in Marathon and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Anishinabek Police; Pic River Detachment, ph: 807-229-2242 or 1-800-438-5638, fax: 807-229-0145
- Child and Family Services worker provided through Dilico Anishinabek Family Care
- Co-owns White River Forest Products lumber mill with the community of White River
- Provides a community confectionary, Cheryl's Variety Store
- Provides a Community Hall for meetings, feasts and community events
- Celebrates weekly Mass service each Wed with visiting Father from Manitouwadge
- Publishes a monthly community newsletter
- Administers education services and Netamisakomik Centre for Education for students from JK-Grade 8 through the Education Department
- Provides health care and health programs at the Pic Mobert Health Centre
- Offers daycare services for community members at Pic Mobert Day Care Centre
- Operates a Volunteer Fire Department
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Office: 807-737-2662
81 King St, c/o Shibogama First Nation Council
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1A5
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1A5
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Wawakapewin affairs are mostly coordinated through the Sioux Lookout office
- Child and Family Services provided through Tikinagan Child and Family Services; served through the main Sioux Lookout office, ph 807-737-3466 fax 807-737-3543
- Hospital services available at Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout and the Margaret Cochenour Hospital in Red Lake
- Reserve community is serviced by air through the closest airport in Kasabonika Lake, located 37 km to the NE of community
- Accesses health services through the Nursing Station in Kasabonika Lake First Nation
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Office: 807-938-6684
Crisis: 1-888-310-1188
70 Main St
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, ON, P8N 2Y4
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, ON, P8N 2Y4
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Hospital/ambulance services available at Dryden Regional Hospital in Dryden
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police Services, Kenora East Region
- Child & Family Services provided by Anishinaabe Abinooji Family Services
- Provides the Wabigoon Lake Community Store/Gas Bar and Girly's Restaurant
- Coordinates community events, meetings and activities at Wabshki Penasi School Gymnasium
- Owns and operates a Wild Rice Processing Plant located on-reserve; the only one in Canada
- Owns a logging enterprise which builds forest access roads and supplies regional mills with logs
- Operates a tree nursery that supplies 6 million seedlings annually under contract to forestry companies
- Serviced by air through the Dryden Regional Airport located 34 km NW of community
- Administers Wabshki-Penasi School for students from JK to Grade 8 and offers the Abinooji Learning Centre
- Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation was the first community in the Treaty #3 region to hold an open and public "traditional powwow" in the 1970's
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Office: 807-481-2536
Band Office
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, ON
Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation, ON
Short Description
Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
- Child and Family Services worker on-reserve provided through Weech-it-te-win Child and Family Services in Fort Frances
- Hospital services available in nearby town of Fort Frances
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police; call 1-888-310-1122 for police services to be dispatched to reserve
- Community members conduct much of their business affairs and shopping in the nearby town of Fort Frances
- Offers Windey's Food Market, a small convenience store
- Offers a newly-constructed Health/Business Centre, completed in July 2016
- Provides the NiGiGoonSiWiiGiWaam Child Care Centre
- Provides seasonal language camps at the mouth of the Ottertail River in participation with the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis
- Serviced by air through the Fort Frances Airport located 2 miles NW of Fort Frances
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Office: 807-582-3211
Administration/Finance: 807-582-3338
Band Office
Lac Seul First Nation, ON, P0V 2A0
Lac Seul First Nation, ON, P0V 2A0
Short Description
Operates as a sub-Band Office for the community members of Lac Seul First Nation living in Kejick Bay
- Provides a community gas/convenience store and a few churches
- Offers a Canada Post postal station
- Provides a 5-unit Elder's housing complex
- Operates an independently managed rough lumber mill for purchase of product in construction of docks, sheds and other projects
- Offers a public beach and camping area on west side of island known as Sandy Beach
- Maintains an outdoor skating rink; hosts occasional special events such as Family Skate Day
- Provides Brian Brisket Memorial Complex as well as a Youth Drop-In Centre
- Offers education for students from JK-Grade 8 at Waninitawingaang Memorial School and child care through Paw Nah Headstart Program
- Offers a community health clinic and an Ontario Works access centre
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