New graduate
Submitted by: Lynn Barnes April Barnes at her graduation from Conestoga College. Congratulations to Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen April Barnes who recently graduated from the Personal Support Worker Program at Conestoga College. Mom and dad are very proud of you! The Barnes family would like to thank the MNO for all of their
Métis veterans honoured by MNO Timmins Council
Submitted by: Alain Lefebvre, MNO Timmins Métis Council President (Left to right) Mike Doody, Jean Carriere and MNO Chair France Picotte with Dave Lalonde and Robert Barrette who both received the Louis Riel Veterans Medal and Certificate on September 10 in Timmins. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Timmins Métis Council was proud to host
MNO Director named to Aboriginal Justice Advisory
MNO’s Director of Strategic Policy, Law and Compliance Margaret Froh named to the Aboriginal Justice Advisory Group Margaret Froh speaking at the MNO/Law Society of Upper Canada event during Louis Riel Day 2013 in Toronto. Margaret Froh, the Métis Nation of Ontario’s (MNO) Director of Strategic Policy, Law and Compliance has been appointed to a
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services RFP
Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services is pleased to notify you that an RFP is now open for New Rental Housing Developments under the 2014 and 2015 allocation. The “First Nation, Inuit, Métis Urban and Rural 2014/20 Housing Program” is intended to target gaps where significant demonstrated need has been identified, but provision of Aboriginal Housing through
The power within a healing blanket
Submitted by: Richard Cuddy, Credit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy, MNO Credit River Métis Council President, and his group showcase their healing blanket. Below is the first-hand account of Richard Cuddy, MNO Credit River Métis Council (CRMC) President’s participation in a training session on violence against aboriginal women: On August 21, 2014, I took
Fort Frances Métis Fall Celebration
Métis youth take part in Métis Voyageur games at the Fort France Métis Fall Celebration held on September 7. On September 7, the Métis Nation of Ontario Sunset Country Métis Council and MNO staff from the Fort Frances office held a Métis Fall Celebration. Although celebrating the beginning of the harvest, it was a warm
8th Annual Métis Heritage Celebration
Hosted by MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council Submitted by: Ted McNally The Métis Heritage Celebration was held from June 12-22 by the MNO Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Oshawa and Durham Region Métis Council, would like to apologise to any unsuspecting motorists, traveling north on Simcoe
Tony Belcourt invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada
Tony Belcourt being invested into the Order of Canada as an Officer by His Excellency, the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada. Photo Credit: Sgt Ronald Duchesne, Rideau Hall ©HerMajesty The Queen in Right of Canada represented bythe Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (2014). On September 12 former Métis Nation
Senator McKay receives two OPSBA awards
MNO Senator Bob McKay and Suzanne Tardif, a member of the Aboriginal Education Advisory Council, with his OPSBA Achievement Award and Award of Excellence. Congratulations to Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Senator Bob McKay who has been chosen as the recipient of two Ontario Public School Board’s Association (OPSBA) awards, the 2014 Achievement Award and
MNO citizen key contributor to creation of naval monument
Submitted by: HooJung Jones HooJung Jones (left) and Don Kennedy (right) who are committee members of the KVA Unit 26 Memorial Project standing beside the RCN Ships in Korea Memorial Monument. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Don Kennedy, who is a retired Canadian Armed Forces Major and an honourary Korean War veteran, was the