Able to offer the following programs when enough program participants have been identified:
  • Adult Children of Alcoholics
  • Compulsive Overeating
  • Self-Parenting
Program: Biigtigong Nishnaabeg - Biidaaban Healing Lodge
Organization: Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg - Band Office
Phone Numbers: 807-229-3592
Toll-Free: 1-888-432-7102
Fax: 807-229-0308
Email: info@biidaaban.com
Website: www.biidaaban.com
Address:
PO Box 219
Heron Bay, ON
P0T 1R0
Street
Address
:
Hwy 627
Biigtigong Nishnaabeg
Location:
  • Biidaaban Healing Lodge is located along Hwy 627 on Biigtigong Nishnaabeg reserve land
  • Serves as an addictions healing and treatment centre situated on New Pukaskwa Rd
Accessibility:
Wheelchair Accessible
Hours: Services: Mon-Sun 24 hours


Office: Mon-Fri 8:30 am-4:30 pm
Public Contacts: Leila Levesque - Executive Director
807-229-3592 Ext 654

Service Description:
  • Operates a 12 unit residential treatment facility
  • Provides treatment over a 10 day period
  • Offers the following programs on a rotational basis:

    Anger Management
    • Provides a comprehensive understanding of the stages and cycles of anger, how it impacts lives, and tools for dealing with anger
    • Offers individual counselling
    • Teaches skills and techniques for dealing with their anger
    Grief and Abandonment
    • Provides a comprehensive understanding of the stages and cycles of grief, how grief and loss have impacted lives, and tools for dealing with grief
    • Offers individual counselling
    • Provides peer support
    • Offers group therapy
    Sexual Abuse Survivors Program
    • Provide a safe, supportive environment to examine the impact sexual abuse, physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually
    • Assists with prioritizing issues into an actionable plan as it relates to the holistic healing model
    • Provides individual counselling
    • Offers peer support
    • Offers group therapy
    • Emphasizes acceptance, forgiveness and letting go of the past



    Fees: None
    Application:
    • Requires completed application

    • Physician required to complete medical section of the application form
    Eligibility / Target Population: Indigenous individuals 18 years of age and older who require treatment for personal healing and recovery from past abuse, violence and childhood trauma
    Languages: English
    Language Notes: Ojibway, available upon request
    Area Served: Algoma, City of Thunder Bay, Cochrane, District of Thunder Bay
    See Also: Community Mental Health Programs
    Health Centres and Programs for Indigenous Peoples
    Housing and Residential Care for People with Mental Illness
    Last Updated: 10/15/2024
    Service Profile Web Address: eng/displayService.aspx?id=140798

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