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Program:
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Wapekeka First Nation - Band Office
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Phone Numbers:
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807-537-2315
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Toll-Free:
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1-855-242-3310
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Crisis:
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1-888-310-1122
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Fax:
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807-537-2336
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Address:
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c/o c/o Band Office
PO Box 2 c/o Band Office
Wapekeka, ON
P0V 1B0
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Street
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Band Office
Wapekeka First Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office is located in the community of Wapekeka First Nation
- Situated near the Wapekeka Community Store
- Community is along SE shores of Angling Lake, approx 450 km NE of Sioux Lookout, 26 km NW of Big Trout Lake
- Co
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Accessibility:
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Not Wheelchair Accessible
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Hours:
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Band Office: Mon-Fri 9 am-12 noon, 1 pm-5 pm
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Public Contacts:
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Caroline Brown - Band Administrator and Media Liaison
Brennan Sainnawap - Chief
brennans@wapekeka.ca
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Service Description:
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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 by Tikinagan Child & Family Services, head office in Sioux Lookout; Wapekeka served through Fort Severn Office
- Hospital services available at Meno Ya Win Health Centre in Sioux Lookout
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Big Trout Lake (KI) Police services, administered by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)
- Provides a few small private businesses, Wapekeka Community Store and the Bear's Den Hotel
- Offers a Youth Centre and a Senior's Complex
- Holds community events and meetings at the Wapekeka Memorial Hall including the annual Survivors of Suicide Conference
- Operates a Canada Post postal station on part-time basis; mail delivery by Wasaya Airways once per week
- Provides worship services through St Paul's Anglican Church, the Parish Hall (where most seniors attend), the Full Gospel Youth Ministry Church and Wapekeka Assembly Church
- Offers a local radio station and cable television
- Provides provincial court services in the community at the Band Office on an occasional basis
- Serviced by scheduled and charter flights through the gravel runway Angling Lake/Wapekeka Airport located 2.8 km W of community; maintained and serviced by the Ministry of Transportation Ontario
- Provides an Emergency First Response Team
- Provides health care at the Nursing Station (Judas & Emily Winter Memorial Clinic)
- Coordinates some health programs through Wapekeka Health Authority
- Administers education services and the Reverend Eleazar Winter Memorial School, currently operating in community buildings pending construction of new school, through the Wapekeka Education Authority
- In Aug 1981 the Angling Lake Band officially changed its name to Wapekeka First Nation
- Wapekeka 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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Fees:
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None
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Application:
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Call for information
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Eligibility / Target Population:
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Members of Wapekeka 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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Northern
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Last Updated:
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4/3/2025
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=146066
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