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Submitted by: Todd Ross, MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council Chair (L-R) MNO President Margaret Froh, MNO TYRMC Senator Constance Simmonds, Don Valley West MP Rob Oliphant, Premier Kathleen Wynne, King–Vaughan MP Deb Schulte, Toronto–Danforth MP Julie Dabrusin, MNO TYRMC Chair Todd Ross, MNO TRYMC President Tera Beaulieu, and Beaches–East York MPP Arthur Potts.Click

Alvina Cimon with the Queen’s Jubilee Medal at the 2012 MNO Annual General Assembly. Click here to view a largerversion. Click here to view the obituary for Alvina Cimon. It is with a heavy heart that we share the news of the passing, on May 17, 2016, of Métis community leader Alvina Cimon. Alvina was

Based on the article on metronews.ca: http://www.metronews.ca/views/ottawa/backstage-pass/2016/05/05/amanda-rheaume-gets-personal-on-new-album-patterns.html Amanda Rheaume played the NAC Fourth Stage on May 5, 2016 to launch her new album Holding Patterns. On May 5, 2016, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Amanda Rheaume revealed a more personal side while playing at the National Arts Centre Fourth Stage sold-out show in Ottawa

Source: http://www.census.gc.ca/ccr16b/ccr16b_001-eng.html It’s not too late! Although the deadline has passed, it is not too late to complete the 2016 census without penalty! Click here for more information about how you can complete the 2016 census today. Statistics Canada conducts a census every five years. The most recent census was mailed out earlier in May

Past MNO President Gary Lipinski with newly-elected MNO President Margaret Froh. Click here to view a largerversion. Gary Lipinski, the immediate past President of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) extended his congratulations and best wishes to his successor Margaret Froh, shortly after her election as the new MNO President on May 11. Mr. Lipinski

Metis youth between the ages of 15 to 20 years old are wanted for the Gathering of Youth Wisdom! The Rideau Hall Foundation—connected to the Governor General of Canada—in collaboration with Three Things Consulting, is convening a national youth gathering to discuss indigenous education. The gathering runs from May 27 to 30, 2016 on Manitoulin

Premier Wynne, Minister Zimmer with President Froh and other MNO leaders and staff at Queen’s Park prior to passage of MNO Secretariat Act.(Left to right) Minister Zimmer, MNO Intergovernmental Relations Director Joanne Meyer, MNO Chair France Picotte, Premier Wynne, past-MNO President Gary Lipinski and MNO President Margaret Froh. Click here to view a larger version.

Submitted by: Joanne Meyer, MNO Director of Intergovernmental Relations MNO Windsor Essex Kent Council meet with MPP Lisa Gretzky. (Left to right: Matthew Bombardier, Donna Grayer, Katie Baltzer, Peter Rivers, Wilfred Rochon, Jon Rochon, Lisa Gretzky, MPP NDP, and Terry Dejardins). Click here to view a larger version. On April 15, 2016, the Métis Nation

PCMNO Vice-Chair Sharon McBride (third from left) with delegates attending the Second National Roundtable in Winnipeg. (Source: Facebook) Sharon McBride, Vice-Chair of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO), attended the Second National Roundtable for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) in Winnipeg as a delegate for the Ontario government.

Margaret Froh elected as the MNO’s first female President MNO President Margaret Froh May 12, 2016 (Ottawa, ON) – The 2016 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) elections drew a record number of MNO citizens participating in the election of Métis leaders at the regional and provincial levels, with a 44.4% increase from the 2012 election