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Address:
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c/o c/o Robert Fiddler Administration Building
PO Box 12 c/o Robert Fiddler Administration Building
Sandy Lake, ON
P0V 1V0
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Street Address:
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Robert Fiddler Administration Building
Sandy Lake First Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office which is known as the Robert Fiddler Administration Building is located in the community of Sandy Lake First Nation
- Community is approx 227 km NE of Red Lake, on the NW end of Sandy Lake and along the Manitoba border
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair 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 Sandy Lake First Nation- Independent First Nation (No Tribal Council affiliation)
- Political Territorial
Organization: Nishnawbe-Aski Nation (NAN)Treaty #5
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:- 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 in Red Lake
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services, Northwest Region; local ph: 807-774-4471; fax: 807-774-4143
- Offers community businesses including a Northern Store, 4 smaller convenience stores, a few gas stations, the Sandy Lake Motel and a few other motels, Sandy Lake Seaplane Base and a few small privately-run businesses
- Provides an elementary school and a high school as well as an adult learning centre for distance education
- Offers 6 churches of various denominations
- Operates a Canada Post postal service
- Served by a small airport maintained and serviced by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario and served by Wasaya Airways with daily direct flights to Winnipeg, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout
- Provides air ambulance services as needed
- Offers a local radio station which is the lifeline of the community and television station
- Participates in the Junior Canadian Rangers Program for youth (12-18 years) which teaches various skills including but not limited to first aid, using rifles safely, hunting and fishing, Native customs and traditions, healthy living, staying in school and drug and alcohol abuse awareness
- Administers education services and schools through Sandy Lake Board of Education including Gabbius Goodman Memorial Adult Learning Centre, Thomas Fiddler Memorial Elementary School and Thomas Fiddler Memorial High School
- Offers children's programs at the Sandy Lake Early Childhood Development Centre including the Nishtum Head Start Program
- Offers health care and health programs under Sandy Lake Health Authority and the Nursing Station, newly renovated in 2016
- Provides the Sandy Lake Volunteer Fire Department
Sandy Lake is a dry community and ALL arriving passengers at airport and via winter road undergo a luggage check for alcohol and/or illegal substances
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Sandy Lake First Nation
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Oji-Cree, available upon request
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Area Served:
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Sandy Lake First Nation
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