Biigtigong Nishnaabeg - Band Office - Housing Department

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Community has 160 residential homes, a Senior Complex and a Six Complex (completed in Mar 2010)
Working towards the long term objective of transferring ownership directly to the community membership

Program:

Housing Department

Organization:

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
Band Office

Phone Numbers:

807-229-1749

Fax:

807-229-1944

Website:

www.picriver.com/

Address:

c/o c/o Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Band Office
PO Box 193 c/o Biigtigong Nishnaabeg Band Office
Heron Bay, ON
P0T 1R0

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Street Address:

78 Pic River Rd
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg

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Location:

Band Office is located at Pic River Rd in the community of Heron Bay within Biigtigong Nishnaabeg also known as Pic River First Nation
Reserve is on Hwy 627 at mouth of Pic River along N shore of Lake Superior approx 13 km SE of Marathon

Accessibility:

Wheelchair Accessible

Hours:

Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm

Public Contacts:

Theresa Thompson - Housing Assistant and Tenant Coordinator
807-229-1749 Ext 241 * theresa.thompson@picriver.com
Daniel Michano - Capital Housing Director
807-229-1749 Ext 240 * daniel.michano@picriver.com

Service Description:

Operates a self government and is responsible for the day to day operations of the First Nation

Tribal Council: Unaffiliated
Political Territorial Organization: Anishinabek Nation, Union of Ontario Indians (UOI)
Robinson-Superior Treaty

Addresses and acts upon all housing issues and related requests

Ensures that housing issues are effectively managed

Offers the following services:

Provides recommendations and changes to the housing policy
Receives and reviews applications for renovations, new housing units, housing loans and housing renovation loans
Reviews rents to ensure payments are made
Arranges inspections of rental units and community houses for maintenance, repairs and renovations
Carries out annual maintenance and repairs on behalf of tenants and ensures work is completed
Maintains a comprehensive database on all community housing units that includes information such as what programs were accessed for building and repairs, loans outstanding, services (water, sewer, roads) available, inspection reports, condition of unit, year it was built and other unit particulars

Also responsible for:

Providing assistance in the development of community infrastructure including roads, buildings, subdivision planning and mapping
Providing assistance in the long-term planning of minor/major capital projects
Development and maintenance of all documents and forms related to housing including leases, releases and notices

Fees:

None

Application:

Copy of the housing policy and all related building applications/housing forms available at the Band Office

Eligibility / Target Population:

Members of Biigtigong Nishnaabeg

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Ojibwe, available upon request

Area Served:

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg

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