• Offers no education services; school shut down in 2010
  • Alternate Band office fax number: 807-774-1082
  • Windigo First Nations Council fax number: 807-737-3133
  • Windigo First Nations Council, Fire Prevention Officer: Tom Sayers, phone 807-737-1585
Program: Koocheching First Nation - Band Office
Organization: Koocheching First Nation
Phone Numbers: 807-774-3421
Fax: 807-774-1040
Email: koochechingfirstnation@knet.ca
Address:
c/o c/o Koocheching First Nation
PO Box 12 c/o Koocheching First Nation
Sandy Lake, ON
P0V 1V0
Street
Address
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Koocheching First Nation c/o Sandy Lake First Nation Band Office
Sandy Lake
Location:
  • Koocheching Band Office contact is through the Sandy Lake First Nation Band Office
  • Community of Koocheching is located at NE end of Sandy Lake approx 51 km E of Sandy Lake First Nation, 400 km N of Sioux Lookout
  • Reserve is only
Accessibility:
Not Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Sandy Lake Band Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
Public Contacts: William Harper - Chief
williamhharper@gmail.com

Service Description: Responsible for the day to day operations of the First Nation but does not have band status yet
  • 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
  • Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Nishnawbe-Aski Police Services, Sandy Lake Detachment; local ph: 807-774-4471; fax: 807-774-4143
Provides the following programs and services:
  • Administration (Band office)
  • Health Services from Health Canada and Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA)
  • Housing Department



Fees: None
Application: Call for information
Eligibility / Target Population: Members of Koocheching First Nation
Languages: English
Language Notes: Oji-Cree, available upon request
Area Served: Northern
See Also: Advocacy and Social Action for Indigenous Peoples
Government Services - Indigenous
Last Updated: 7/25/2025
Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=140317

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