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Elections were held August 26, 2016, prior to the 2016 MNO Annual General Assembly in North Bay for positions as PCMNO Senators, Representatives on the WSMNO as well as elections to fill vacancies on the MNO Youth Council. The election results were as follows: PCMNO Senators All MNO Senators participated in an election to elect

Submitted by: Mandy Montgomery, MNO Employment Developer Minister Zimmer meets with the MNO Northwest Métis Council (NMC), MNO staff and citizens in Dryden. (L-R) Pat Livingston, MNO NMC Women’s Representative; Danielle DeLaronde, MNO staff; Janet Hipfner; MNO staff, Mandy Montgomery; MNO staff, Tori Finlay; MNO staff, the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and

MNO citizen Bridget Bowman in her office at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre. Click here to view a larger version. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Bridget Bowman loves going into work every single day as she is doing the kind of work she enjoys at the Human Rights Legal Support Centre (HRLSC) as

Submitted by: Courtney Vaughan, SYCP Facilitator, and Mitch Case,MNO Youth Council President and PCMNO Youth Representative Métis youth present Her Honour, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, with a frame enclosed with reproductions of important petitions, a map, photographs and drawings of the historic Sault Ste. Marie Métis community. (L-R) Back row: Warren McFadden, SYCP

  The MNO Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council citizens pose for a picture on the Trent Severn waterway. Click here to view a larger version. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Peterborough and District Wapiti Métis Council (PDWMC) citizens recently had the opportunity to join the Canadian Canoe Museum for a one-of-a-kind voyageur canoe

Submitted by: Clint Calder, MNO Sunset Country Métis Council President The MNO Sunset Country Métis Council meet with Minister Bennett. (L-R) John George, Senator; Sarah Marusyk, Youth Representative/Secretary; Karen Chowhan, Councillor; Clint Calder, President; Wade Nelson, Councillor; Don Rusnak, MP for Thunder Bay–Rainy River; and Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs. Click here

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, and NOHFC Chair; the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, Premier of Ontario; Theresa Stenlund, PCMNO Region 1 Councillor; and Joel Henley, MNO) Kenora Métis Council President. Click here to view alarger version. On August 10, 2016, Métis

Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President (L-R) Greg Garratt, MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary and Region 7 Captain of the Hunt; Ralph Wolfthistle, former Ontario Provincial Police Officer; Margaret Froh, MNO President; and Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President. Click here to view a larger version. On July 23, 2016, the Métis Nation of

Submitted by: Greg Garratt, MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary and Region 7 Captain of the Hunt Greg Garratt (left), MNO Veterans’ Council Secretary and Region 7 Captain of the Hunt, and Michael Duquette (right), MNO GBMC Veterans’ Committee Chair, present MNO veteran Bill Ellis (centre) with a certificate marking his 90th birthday and a copy of

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations (L-R) Alicia Blore, MNO Education Officer; the Honourable David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation; Joanne Burt, SYCP Lead; and Simone Blais, SYCP Facilitator. Click here to view a larger version. On Friday, July 15, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) staff were invited to