News & Events

From left: Belleville Chief of Police Cory MacKay, Donald Gebhardt, CD, Yvonne I.L. Gebhardt and MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette.Submitted by MNO Veterans’ Council President Joe Paquette On September 25, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council, in collaboration with the Belleville Police Service, presented the Louis Riel Medal and certificate to four

Self-identified Métis Ted Norris (left), Her Royal Highness, the Countess of Wessex (centre) and MNO TYRMC President Tera Beaulieu (right).On November 12, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council (TYRMC) President Tera Beaulieu attended a working lunch with the Honourable Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, and Her Royal Highness, the Countess

MNO citizen Maria Vandenbrand at the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association’s 23rd Annual Conference.Submitted by Joanne Meyer, Director of Intergovernmental Relations On November 23, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Maria Vandenbrand spoke on the Youth Panel during the Canadian Aboriginal Minerals Association’s (CAMA) 23rd Annual Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. Vandenbrand went to college for

Brian Kon (centre) with Mayor of Niagara Falls Jim Diodati (right) and City Clerk Dean Iorfida (left).Submitted by MNO Niagara Region Métis Council Chair Amanda Pont-Shanks On December 8, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Brian Kon received the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Champion Award and was named an AODA Champion by

Richard Pringle (right), Manager Community Investment at Hydro One, and MNO Veterans’ Council President Joseph Paquette (left).Submitted by MNO Veterans’ Council President Joe Paquette During the 2015 Annual General Assembly (AGA) in Midland, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council launched the release of a new book, Fighting For Canada Before There Was A

The Métis Nation of Ontario Healing and Wellness Branch is seeking the services of a videographer to design and produce a culture-based health promotion/health education video to support MNO’s frontline work with Métis clients in the area of Community Support Services. This video will become part of MNO’s broader suite of culture-based tools, resources and

From the left: Councillor Reg Bennett, PCMNO Region 4 Councillor Ernie Gatien, MNO Employment Coordinator Fran Scheepmaker, President Yvonne Jensen, MNO Employment Councillor Patti Moreau, Region 4 Captain of the Hunt Art Bennett and Chair Mike Laderoute.Submitted by MNO North Channel Métis Council President Yvonne Jensen On December 13, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizens

MNO citizen Darby Starratt in the House of Commons.Submitted by Bryanna Scott, President of the MNO Thunder Bay Métis Council Darby Starratt, Secretary for the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Thunder Bay Métis Council, recently accepted a position in Ottawa working for newly elected Thunder Bay-Rainy River Member of Parliament (MP) Don Rusnak. Starratt was

MNO supports all 94 Calls to Action On December 15, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released its final report into the history and legacy of Canada’s Indian Residential School System. The Commission issued 94 Calls to Action at its closing ceremonies in June 2015, urging all levels of government and society to work together

PCMNO Senator Verna Porter-Brunelle (left) and Rachelle Brunelle-McColl (right) at Georgian College.Submitted by Jade Bourbonnière, MNO Education and Training Operations Coordinator On November 10, Provisional Council of the Métis Nation (PCMNO) Senator Verna Porter-Brunelle and MNO Employment Developer Rachelle Brunelle-McColl hosted an MNO display and information booth at the Georgian College campus in Midland. Métis