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Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President Celebration of life event for MNO veteran Peter Grisdale. (Left to right) front row: Deborah MacDonald, and MNO Veterans’ Council Senator Dr. Alis Kennedy, C.D., O.M.C. Back row: Greg Garratt, MNO Veterans’ Council Sgt-At-Arms and Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President. A celebration of life for Métis

Submitted by: Dr. Alis Kennedy, C.D., O.M.C., MNO Veterans’ Council Senator Tera Beaulieu On June 20, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council President Tera Beaulieu was awarded the President’s Award for Outstanding Native Students of the Year for the category of Graduate/Second Entry/Professional Award by the First Nations House of

Submitted by: Glen Lipinski, MNO Community Relations Coordinator Aboriginal Day celebration in Welland. (Left to right) Paul Grenier, Councillor City of Welland and MNO citizen;Derrick Pont, President of the MNO Niagara Region Métis Council; Senator Garry Laframboise; Barry Sharpe, Mayor of Welland; and Glen Lipinski, MNO Community Relations Coordiinator. On June 21, Métis from across

Submitted by: Joseph Paquette, MNO Veterans’ Council President MNO Veterans’ Council and the Lauzon family. On June 7, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Veterans’ Council presented MNO citizen Roger Lauzon, wife Julie along with their two sets of beautiful twin boys with the MNO Veterans’ Council Appreciation Certificate for their continuous support of the

Students during their first orientation day of the Mining Essentials Progam. SUDBURY (Ontario) – July 3, 2014 – Élargir l’espace francophone, in partnership with Destination réussite – Volet 1 Nord, Collège Boréal , Métis Nation of Ontario, and in collaboration with the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR), are proud to announce that the “Mining

By: John Allemand, Globe and Mail View original article here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canoe-trek-traces-metis-history-in-canada/article19407164/ MNO Canoe Expedition at Étienne Brûlé park. The eight people striding onto the sandy shore look remarkably happy considering the tornado warnings, downed trees, battered boats and tent-saturating storms that have been a part of their journey. “It’s okay, we need to experience misery,”

Submitted by: Sheila Grantham, MNO Post-Secondary Education Officer Mélanie-Rose Frappier Métis youth Mélanie-Rose Frappier from Sudbury, Ontario is one of the recipients of the Youth In Motion’s 2014 Canada’s Top 20 under 20 Award. Held annually, the Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 Awards recognize 20 young people under the age of 20 from across the

The Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) first television commercial will start airing on the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) starting on Thursday, June 26 and will continue airing until the end of August. It will air during prime-time hours throughout the summer on some of APTN’s most popular programs. The commercial promotes the MNO Métis

Original article by the Ontario Arts Council: http://www.arts.on.ca/Page5506.aspx MNO citizen and Métis artist Christi Belcourt pictured with her work This Painting is a Mirror. Toronto, June 18, 2014 – Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen, visual artist and author Christi Belcourt is the 2014 recipient of the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) Aboriginal Arts Award. Created

Submitted by: Tera Beaulieu, President, Toronto and York Region Métis Council Members of the MNO Toronto and York Region Métis Council. (Left to right) Katherine Stewart-McNei, Chair; Marilyn Hew, Secretary/Treasurer; Tera Beaulieu, President; Christine Skura, Youth Representative and Senator Robert Bird. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Toronto and York Region Métis Council along with