MNO High Land Waters Métis Council AGM
Submitted by: Marsha Depotier, MNO Victim Services Coordinator Senator Lois McCallum beading at the MNO High Land Waters AGM. On July 20, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) High Land Waters Métis Council held their Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the Royal Canadian Legion in Northbrook. The AGM featured the Voyageur Games including hatchet throwing,
MNO Great Lakes Council 4th Annual Fish Fry
Submitted by: Kaitrina Harrisson, Summer Student for the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council The cooks at the MNO Great Lakes Métis Council 4th Annual Fish Fry. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Great Lakes Métis Council held their 4th Annual Fish Fry on July 20, at Hibou Park. Many MNO citizens in the area attended;
MNO participates in Kapuskasing Youth Forum
Submitted by Kirk Fournier, MNO Employment Developer MNO Job Developer Kirk Fournier (centre) presents a Métis Education Kit to local Member of Parliament Karol Hughes (left) and Kapuskasing Mayor Al Spacek (right) during the Growing Together: Aboriginal Youth Forum. On July 25 and 26, 2013, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) participated in the first
Bancroft Family Fun Day
Submitted by: Marsha Depotier, MNO Victim Services Coordinator Children participating in activities at the MNO Bancroft Family Fun Day. On July 10, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) held a family fun day in Bancroft. The all-day event took place at Riverside Park and featured Métis inspired children’s activities such as lacrosse water toss, apple
First stop, Sault Ste. Marie
Métis Summer Cultural Program & Tall Ships 1812 tour MNO summer cultural students in Sault Ste. Marie during the Tall Ships 1812 tour. Designed to strengthen and share Métis culture and history, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Métis Summer Youth Cultural Program (SYCP) is a community based initiative comprised of students that deliver Métis
MNO hosts Children and Youth officials at Midland office
Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) officials with MNO staff at the MNO Midland office. (Left to right) Back row: Wenda Watteyne, MNO Director of Healing and Wellness; Jo-Anne Parent, MNO Regional Employment & Training Coordinator; Lorraine Mountney, MNO Community Support Services Coordinator; Stephanie Prosen, MCYS Manager of Aboriginal Strategy Unit; Darryl Sturtevant, MCYS
Nature inspired luncheon with the MNO Windsor-Essex Council
Submitted by: Jon Rochon, Vice President of Windsor-Essex Métis Council MNO Windsor-Essex Council members (left to right) Vice-President Jon Rochon, Senator Bob LeBoeuf, Women’s Representative Donna Grayer and Councillor Wilfred Rochon. On July 14, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Windsor-Essex Métis Council welcomed local MNO citizens to enjoy a light luncheon, share their thoughts
MNO participates in 2015 Pan Am Games two-year countdown
Submitted by: Glen Lipinski, MNO Community Relations Coordinator The Hon. Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport); MNO Niagara Region Métis Council President Derrick Pont; Glen Lipinski, MNO Community Relations Coordinator; and Paul Grenier, Welland City Councillor, at the ribbon cutting ceremony for the Pan Am Flatwater Centre. On July 10, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO)
Congratulations Officer Carley Gervais!
Submitted by: The Gervais family Carley Gervais receiving her police badge from OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis (left) and her father, Sgt. Grant Gervais (right). Carley Gervais, daughter of Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Sgt. Grant Gervais, joined the ranks of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in August after completing Police Foundations and a long,
National Aboriginal Day Celebration in Dryden
Submitted by: Ashley Davis, MNO Summer Youth Community Worker MNO information booth at the Aboriginal Day celebrations in Dryden. (Left to right) Nancy Hatch, Ashley Davis, Marley Hodges, Mandy Montgomery, Janet Hipfner, and Allysha Antoszek. Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) and the MNO Northwest Métis Council celebrated National Aboriginal Day with festivities at Cooper Park