A Valentine themed Family Day

MNO Great Lakes Métis Council holds Valentine themed Family Day event Submitted by: Susan Schank, Office Coordinator for the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council Some of the fun at the MNO Great Lakes Council Family Day celebration. On Sunday February 9, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Great Lakes Métis Council held a Valentine themed

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Métis classical vocalist bound for Europe

Rebecca Cuddy to train with renowned opera institutions Submitted by: Richard Cuddy, President of the MNO Credit River Métis Council Rebecca Cuddy Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and classical vocalist Rebecca Cuddy will be training and performing in Europe this summer. Cuddy, a third year student in the vocal performance program at Western University,

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WSMNO welcomes newest representative

Rosalyn Adele Calder On March 4, 2014, the Métis Nation of Ontario Women’s Secretariat (WSMNO) appointed Rosalyn Adele Calder as their newest representative. Calder is an active volunteer in her Métis community in Fort Frances. She has been a member of the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Sunset Country Métis Council since 1997 and has

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MNO Infinite Reach facilitators host moccasin workshop

Submitted by: Sahra MacLean, MNO Infinite Reach Facilitator for Carleton University Participants of the moccasin workshop. (Left to right) back row: Naomi Sarzan, Jessica MacLean, Warren Cardinal McTeague, Sydney Ducharme, Benny Michaud and Adam Gauthier. Middle row: Senator Lois McCallum, Sahra MacLean and Brittany Anderson. Front row: Tegan Mandeville. From March 1-2, 2014 the Métis

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Ontario Energy Board announcement

Ontario Energy Board announces community discussions on Energy East Proposal TORONTO, March 3, 2014 – The Ontario Energy Board (OEB) released information about the next phases of its consultation with Ontarians on the impact of TransCanada’s proposed Energy East Pipeline. The Board will hold a series of interactive community discussions along the proposed pipeline route

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MNO citizen honoured with Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal

Sgt. Robert Baskey (right) was presented with the Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal by OPP Deputy Commissioner Brad Blair (left) on December 23, 2013 alongside his (left to right) sister Tracy Quirt and wife Roseanne Amyot-Baskey. On December 23, 2013 Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen and Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer Sgt. Robert Baskey was

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Kids have stress too

MNO holds meditation workshop for kids Submitted by: Ryan Plante, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator MNO Community Wellness Coordinator Ryan Plante (right) teaching students at Golden Avenue Public School how to meditate. On February 6, 2014, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Community Wellness Coordinator Ryan Plante held a meditation workshop for students at the Golden Avenue

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Call for youth applicants to NAIG

TO2015 is working with its Aboriginal community partners to ensure that the Aboriginal people of the Greater Golden Horseshoe region are engaged in activities and events leading up to and during the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games. Programming opportunities for Aboriginal youth are being planned by the Aboriginal youth working group. The working group

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