THUNDER BAY Funding from the Independent Electricity System Operator may help lead to the development of a new industry on the Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in Northwestern Ontario.
The IESO is giving WIN – northwest of Kenora – a grant for a paid employment skills and training program for at-risk youth.
They will be taught how to develop and build off-grid solar-powered tiny homes.
The program includes engagement events, training sessions, and a unique youth-elder mentorship program.
It s among the beneficiaries of $7 million in new funding announced by th IESO for Indigenous communities and groups.
Across the province, 61 recipients will use the money for energy planning, renewable generation, energy-efficiency measures, and training.
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Tikinagan Child and Family Services is an indigenous child well-being agency serving 30 First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario, stretching from Ogoki in the east to the Manitoba border in the west, and from Savant Lake in the south to Fort Severn in the north.
Mandated by the Chiefs and operating under the Mamow Obiki-ahwahsoowin service model, meaning “Everyone working together to raise our children” in the Ojibway/Oji-Cree language, Tikinagan believes the answers to family well-being lie within the community.
Associate Executive Director Rachel Tinney explains, “It s a much more culturally sensitive way to work with children and families. We re out there to help and support children, and prevent them from coming into care as often as possible.”
NOSM med students start sustainable menstrual-care products campaign for Fort Severn
Two students at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine are tackling a health and reproductive issue that is particularly challenging for people in rural and remote communities.
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Posted: Apr 04, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 4
Northern Ontario School of Medicine students are asking for people s help to buy sustainable menstrual products for the fly-in community of Fort Severn First Nation in northwestern Ontario. They have partnered with Sudbury s Lady Crimson Cloth Emporium to provide reusable menstrual pads to the community.(Lady Crimson Cloth Emporium)