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The Métis National Council delegation that met with the Prime Minister and Premiers on March 2, 2016, in Vancouver: MNO President Gary Lipinski, Manitoba Metis Federation President David Chartrand, Women of the Métis Nation President Melanie Otheullo, MNC President Clement Chartier, Métis Nation of Alberta President Audrey Poitras and Métis Nation British Columbia President Bruce

From left: Chair of the Ontario Heritage Trust Professor Thomas Symons, MNO Associate Chief Operating Officer Margaret Froh, President Gary Lipinski, Chair France Picotte, Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, and PCMNO Youth Representative Mitch Case. On February 26, 2016, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) received the Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Trust Award for Community Leadership

Retiring COO Doug Wilson After over a decade serving in the MNO’s public service, MNO’s Chief Operating Officer, Doug Wilson will be resigning his position effective March 31, 2016. COO Wilson joined the MNO in 2005 as the Director of Healing & Wellness, and in 2008 assumed the role of Chief Operating Officer under President

MNO Veterans’ Council Chair Guy Mandeville (left) presents the Veterans’ book to Paul Latchford (right), Manager of the Aboriginal Resource Centre at Loyalist College. Submitted by Guy Mandeville, Chair of the MNO Veterans’ Council Loyalist College became the first post-secondary institution to be presented with a copy of Fighting for Canada Before There Was A

Bruce Power donated funds towards the Snowshoe Lending Library. From left: Pauline Richardson, PCMNO Region 7 Councillor; Larry Duval, Senator of MNO Moon River Métis Council; Mike Briggs, Manager First Nations and Métis Relations at Bruce Power; Peter Couture, President of the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council; Jodi Blue, Healthy Weights Connection Site Coordinator; David

MNO Chair France Picotte and Premier Wynne with representatives of the Joint Working Group to End Violence Against Aboriginal Women at announcement of Walking Together: Ontario’s Long-Term Strategy to End Violence Against Indigenous Women On February 23, 2016, the Ontario government released Walking Together: Ontario’s Long-Term Strategy to End Violence Against Indigenous Women. Provisional Council

The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) commends the government of Ontario for its recent announcement and commitment to implementing mandatory Indigenous cultural competency and anti-racism training across the Ontario Public Service. MNO President Gary Lipinski stated, “We applaud Premier Wynne’s leadership in addressing this Call to Action identified within the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of

PCMNO Chair France Picotte (left) and Jean-Pierre Nadon, Director of the Collège Boréal Timmins campus (right). Fund will encourage Métis youth to pursue post-secondary studies at Collège Boréal and Northern College Representatives from the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), Detour Gold, Collège Boréal, and Northern College met on Friday, February 19, in Timmins to sign

Visitors study a display of the new exhibition at Library and Archives Canada. Library and Archives Canada (LAC) launched their latest exhibition, Hiding in Plain Sight: Discovering the Métis Nation in the Collection of Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa on February 11. The display presents reproductions of paintings, photographs and documents pertaining to Métis

MNO citizens attending the Community Information Session in Penetanguishene. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens attended scheduled half-day Community Information Sessions in Thunder Bay and Penetanguishene on February 6 and 7, 2016. Representatives of the Provisional Council of the Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) and senior MNO staff met with MNO citizens to provide important