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Address:
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c/o c/o Deer Lake Band Office
Box 39 c/o Deer Lake Band Office
Deer Lake, ON
P0V 1N0
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Street Address:
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Deer Lake Band Office
Deer Lake First Nation
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Location:
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- Community is located 180 km N of Red Lake on NE shore of Deer Lake
- Reserve is only accessible by air year-round at Deer Lake Airport and a seasonal winter road from Pickle Lake, via the Northern Ontario Resource Trail and through North S
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Accessibility Notes:
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Partially Accessible - Parking -- No designated handicapped parking space; Entrance -- Accessible with side ramp but no automatic push button doors; Washroom -- Not accessible
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Hours:
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Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
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Service Description:
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Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Deer Lake First Nation- Tribal Council: Keewaytinook Okimakanak/Northern Chiefs
- Political Territorial
Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)Treaty #5
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:- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services, Northwest Region; local ph: 807-775-9954; fax: 807-775-9955
- 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 and Margaret Cochenour Memorial Hospital in Red Lake
- Offers one main Northern Store, three private gas stations, J & D Trading and a few small privately-run businesses
- Operates a Canada Post postal service
- Operates a small airport maintained and serviced by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario and served by Wasaya Airways
- Provides air ambulance services as needed
- Offers the local Ennis Memorial TV & Radio Station used daily to share community news
- Co-owns a small run-of-the-river hydro generating station on the Severn River with Hydro One
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Deer Lake First Nation
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Cree, Oji-Cree; available upon request
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Area Served:
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Deer Lake First Nation
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