SERVICES


 

Our services are offered in various locations:

  • Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive, Michipicoten First Nation) which offers Administration, Communications, and Public Works staff and services.
  • Carpentry Shop (13 Whitesands Drive, Michipicoten First Nation) which offers Operations & Maintenance staff and services.
  • Child Welfare Office (402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie) which offers child welfare supports.
  • Family Well-Being Lodge – Wawa location (3 Maple Street, Wawa) which offers cultural programming and supports and the location for our Lands & Environmental Stewardship staff.
  • Health Centre (Temporarily at 2 Niish Avenue, Michipicoten First Nation) which offers Health & Social Services supports.
Additions to Reserve

Contact:
Maya Mittelstaedt, Additions to Reserve Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 227
E-mail: atrcoordinator@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Michipicoten First Nation is undertaking an additions to reserve (ATR) project to add our fee simple lands to the reserve. This process will add over 475 hectares of land acquired by Michipicoten between 2002 and 2018 to reserve.

 

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Better Living Policy

Contact:
Jenny Fletcher, Office Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 210
E-mail: blp@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

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Community & Economic Development

Contact:
Chris Trainor, Community & Economic Development Officer
Phone: 705-914-0406 cell
E-mail: cedo@michipicoten.com
Location: Remote

 

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Communications

Contact:
Ashley Omolida, Communications Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 222
E-mail: communications@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Our communications will be going through some improvements over the next couple months!

 

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Education

Applications/Check Ins/General Information:
Anne Gascon, Education Coordinator
Phone: 705-914-0415 cell
E-mail: educationcoordinator@michipicoten.com
Location: Remote

Tuition/Payments:
Roberta Day, Accounts Payable
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 233
E-mail: payables@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Monique Pregent, Manager of Culture, Language, & Education
Phone: 705-914-0017 cell
E-mail: clemanager@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

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Finance

Contact:
Eric Levesque, Finance Manager
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 212
E-mail: financemanager@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

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Energy

Contact:
Gina Simon, Community Energy Champion
Phone: 705-856-0129 ext 221
E-mail: g.simon@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

The role of the CEC is intended to provide support to the community in reaching its energy goals, by driving and coordinating the completion of energy related initiatives within the community. It is MFN’s goal to employ a CEC that has the passion to implement the recommended actions developed through the CEP process and priorities identified by the community.

 

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Health

Contact:

Lena Andre, Community Health Representative
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 224
E-mail: landre@michipicoten.com
Location: MFN Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Jennifer Jacques, Community Wellness Worker
Phone: 705-914-0560 cell
E-mail: cww@michipicoten.com
Location: Remote

Kelsey Dumont-Matthews, Family Support Worker
Phone: 705-914-0035 cell
E-mail: fsw@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Worker (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Keesha Steadman, Family Well-Being Worker
Phone: 705-914-0029 cell
E-mail: fwbw@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Worker (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

 

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Housing

Contact:
Karl Benstead, Housing Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 216
E-mail: housingcoordinator@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Housing Applications for on reserve housing are open to any MFN Citizen.

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Jordan's Principle - Application Assistance

Contact:
Kelsey Dumont-Matthews, Family Support Worker
Phone: 705-914-0035 cell
E-mail: fsw@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street in Wawa)

Lands & Environmental Stewardship

Contact:
Steven Murphy, Manager of Lands & Environmental Stewardship
Phone: 705-914-0294 cell
E-mail: s.murphy@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Jessica Zadori, Biodiversity Coordinator
Phone: 705-914-0025 cell
E-mail: j.zadori@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Levis Bouchard, Environmental Monitor – Borden/Newmont
Phone: 705-914-0407 cell
E-mail: l.bouchard@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Ryan MacDonnell, Senior Lands Guardian
Phone: 705-914-0050 cell
E-mail: r.macdonnell@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Matthew Stone, Lands Guardian
Phone: 705-914-0570 cell
E-mail: m.stone@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Stephanie Dumas, Lands Guardian
Phone: 705-914-0947 cell
E-mail: s.dumas@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

David Ruffo, Mineral Development Advisor
Phone: 705-914-0033 cell
E-mail: d.ruffo@michipicoten.com
Location: Family Well-Being Lodge (3 Maple Street, Wawa)

Sebastien Niemi, Forestry Liaison Specialist
Phone: 705-914-0024 cell
E-mail: s.niemi@michipicoten.com
Location: Remote

The Lands & Environmental Stewardship centres on responsibly using and protecting the Earth’s natural resources through conservation and sustainable practices and following the laws and policies related to land administration, land and resource management, land use planning, environmental management, fisheries, and land development.

 

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Membership

Contact:
Jenny Fletcher, Indian Registry Administrator for Michipicoten First Nation
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 210
E-mail: reception@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

There are two types of cards; Certificate of Indian Status (CIS) is the laminated version which is issued by most First Nations’ band offices throughout Canada and the new Secure Certificate of Indian Status (SCIS), which is currently only being issued by Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) at https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1100100032380/1572461388012The CIS cards can be issued from the Michipicoten First Nation Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive) by appointment only.

Once you are registered as a new Michipicoten First Nation Citizen, please contact us to provide your mailing address. ISC only provides our Membership Administrator with your Name, Date of Birth, and Band Number. They do not provide your mailing address. 

 

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New Governance Reform Project

Council has established a Special Committee on Governance who has been tasked with a Governance Reform Project. The Project is looking to enhance the Nation’s leadership selection process through the development of an Election Law and will re-examine the Council’s role, responsibility and accountability to its Citizens by amending Michipicoten First Nation’s Chi-Naaknigewin (Constitution) and Council Policies and Procedures.

Please visit the Citizen Portal and go to “New Governance Reform Project”. Registration is required – MFN Citizens only. For any assistance with registration, please contact Ashley Omolida, Communications Coordinator at communications@michipicoten.com.

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Public Works

Contact:
Chris Buckell, Public Works Supervisor
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 217
E-mail: cbuckell@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Emile (Andy) Neyland, Operations & Maintenance Supervisor
Phone: 705-856-4825
E-mail: a.neyland@michipicoten.com
Location: Carpentry Shop (13 Whitesands Drive)

Colton Quigley, Lands Use Project Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 221
E-mail: projectadmin@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Maya Mittelstaedt, Additions to Reserve Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 227
E-mail: atrcoodinator@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

Ashley Omolida, Operations Admin Assistant
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 222
E-mail: a.omolida@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)

The Public Works department is responsible for operations & maintenance, water systems and waste management, housing, planning & development, maintaining roads, vehicles and equipment.

 

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Robinson Superior Treaty (RST) Annuities Litigation

Please visit the Citizen Portal and go to “Robinson Superior Treaty (RST) Annuities Litigation”. Registration is required – MFN Citizens only. For any assistance with registration, please contact Ashley Omolida, Communications Coordinator at communications@michipicoten.com.

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Social Services - Band Representatives

Contact:
Holly Syrette, Band Representative Intake Supervisor
Phone: 705-914-0004 cell
E-mail: h.syrette@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Kenna DuFresne, Child Welfare Administrative Assistant
Phone: 705-914-0375 cell
E-mail: admin2@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Gayle Ouellette, Band Representative & Child Advocate
Phone: 705-914-0019 cell
E-mail: MFNbandrep1@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Laurie Hermiston, Band Representative
Phone: 705-914-0034 cell
E-mail: MFNbandrep2@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Adora-Lee Nawagesic, Band Representative
E-mail: mfnbandrep4@michipicoten.com
Phone: 705-914-0045 cell
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Pamela Moore, Band Representative
E-mail: mfnbandrep5@michipicoten.com
Phone: 705-914-0430 cell
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Dawn-Lynn Black, Child Welfare Case Aide
Phone: 705-914-0049 cell
E-mail: MFNcaseaide1@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Chantal Pepin, Child Welfare Case Aide
Phone: 705-914-0048 cell
E-mail: MFNcaseaide2@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Mavis Harnden, Supervised Access Worker
Phone: 705-914-0018 cell
E-mail: accessworker@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie

Michipicoten First Nation Band Representative and Child Advocate

Acts on behalf of Michipicoten First Nation (MFN) as a party under the Child, Youth and Family Services Act, to advocate for the best interests of children affiliated with MFN and involved with Child Welfare Agencies, both on and off reserve.

  • Provides support to MFN families in all Child Welfare matters
  • Accompany Child Welfare Agencies during investigations and home visits
  • Advocate to maintain family units, and community cultural ties
  • Ensure that MFN members are fully aware of their rights and understand the child and family service system
  • Follow up with family and child welfare workers to stay up to date and to ensure service plans/plans of care are being implemented and identify the need for changes or potential solutions.

 

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