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Program:
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Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation - Band Office
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Phone Numbers:
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807-938-6684
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Crisis:
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1-888-310-1188
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Fax:
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807-938-1166
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Address:
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PO Box 300 RR 1, Site 115
Dryden, ON
P8N 2Y4
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Street
Address:
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70 Main St
Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
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Location:
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- Band Office is located at Main St in the community of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
- Community is approx 19 km SE of Dryden, 2 km S off TransCanada Hwy, along both shores of Dinorwic Lake
- Consists of 1 main reserve, Wabigoon Lak
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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-4 pm
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Public Contacts:
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Clayton Wetelainen - Chief
clayton.wetelainen@bell.net
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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:
- Hospital/ambulance services available at Dryden Regional Hospital in Dryden
- Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Treaty #3 Police Services, Kenora East Region
- Child & Family Services provided by Anishinaabe Abinooji Family Services
- Provides the Wabigoon Lake Community Store/Gas Bar and Girly's Restaurant
- Coordinates community events, meetings and activities at Wabshki Penasi School Gymnasium
- Owns and operates a Wild Rice Processing Plant located on-reserve; the only one in Canada
- Owns a logging enterprise which builds forest access roads and supplies regional mills with logs
- Operates a tree nursery that supplies 6 million seedlings annually under contract to forestry companies
- Serviced by air through the Dryden Regional Airport located 34 km NW of community
- Administers Wabshki-Penasi School for students from JK to Grade 8 and offers the Abinooji Learning Centre
- Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation was the first community in the Treaty #3 region to hold an open and public "traditional powwow" in the 1970's
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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 Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation
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Languages:
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English
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Language Notes:
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Ojibwe, available upon request
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Area Served:
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District of Kenora
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Last Updated:
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10/7/2024
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Service Profile Web Address:
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eng/displayService.aspx?id=152832
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