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.
- 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 (109 Hiawatha Drive, Michipicoten First Nation) which offers Health & Social Services supports.
- Sault Ste. Marie location (402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie) which offers child welfare supports.
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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Communications
Contact:
Ashley Omolida, Communications Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 225
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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Community & Land Use Planning
Contact:
Alex Marques, Lands Use Project Manager
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 227
E-mail: a.marques@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)
Michipicoten First Nation’s community vision is to be an economic, independent, self-sustaining, self-governing First Nation where ALL members share a strong cultural identity based on a profound understanding of who we are and on a clear sense of connection with our cultural origins.
Michipicoten First Nation desires to be a community:
- That lives in peace with all of creation, maintains a healthy balance between the individual and collective needs, and works productively with both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal communities, based on a sense of mutual respect and equality.
- Where Members rightfully come together and virtuously establish a strong sense of self-esteem, respect for each other and who work together for the well being of all.
- Where the youth have a positive future, and the Elders hand over a strong and thriving community to the next generation.
Education
Contact:
Diane Purser, Finance Manager
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 212
E-mail: finance@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)
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- Post Secondary Student Support Policy and Guidelines
- Post-Secondary Education Application – New Students
- Post-Secondary Education Application – Continuing Students
Finance
Contact:
Diane Purser, Finance Manager
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 212
E-mail: finance@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)
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Energy
Contact:
Gina Simon, Community Energy Champion
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 216
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.
Health
Contact:
Erica Perkins, Health & Social Services Manager
Phone: 705-914-0967 cell
E-mail: hssmanager@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie
Lena Andre, Community Health Representative
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 224
E-mail: landre@michipicoten.com
Location: MFN Medical Centre (109 Hiawatha Drive)
Jennifer Jacques, Community Wellness Worker
Phone: 705-856-1993
E-mail: cww@michipicoten.com
Location: Remote
Housing
Contact:
Chris Buckell, Public Works Administrator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 217
E-mail: cbuckell@michipicoten.com
Ashley Omolida, Operations Administrative Assistant
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 225
E-mail: a.omolida@michipicoten.com
Housing Applications for on reserve housing are open to any MFN Citizen.
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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/1100100032380/1572461388012. The 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.
Public Works
Contact:
Chris Buckell, Public Works Administrator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 217
E-mail: cbuckell@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)
Emile (Andy) Neyland, Shop Supervisor
Phone: 705-856-4825
E-mail: a.neyland@michipicoten.com
Location: Carpentry Shop (13 Whitesands Drive)
Alex Marques, Lands Use Project Manager
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 227
E-mail: a.marques@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)
Colton Quigley, Lands Use Project Coordinator
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 222
E-mail: projectadmin@michipicoten.com
Location: Administration Building (107 Hiawatha Drive)
Ashley Omolida, Operations Admin Assistant
Phone: 705-856-1993 ext 225
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.
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)
Matthew Stone, Lands Guardian
Phone: 705-227-1521 cell
E-mail: m.stone@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)
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.
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
Lindsey Kobzick, Band Representative & Child Advocate
Phone: 705-914-0430 cell
E-mail: MFNbandrep2@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie
Jamie Panco-Fox, Band Representative & Child Advocate
Phone: 705-914-0568 cell
E-mail: MFNbandrep3@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie
Angela Laird, Band Representative & Child Advocate
Phone: 705-914-0045 cell
E-mail: MFNbandrep4@michipicoten.com
Location: 402 Albert Street East, Sault Ste. Marie
Mavis Harnden, Supervised Access Worker
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.