MNO President testifies at East West Tie Transmission hearing
Urges Energy Board to uphold Ontario policies on Métis inclusion THUNDER BAY (May 2, 2013) — Today, Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) President Gary Lipinski testified before the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) in the ongoing designation process to select a transmitter to develop the East West Tie (EWT) Transmission Project in northern Ontario. President Lipinski
Consultation Committee tours Guelph solar plant
Submitted by: Donald Crawford, Councillor for the MNO Grand River Métis Council Region 9 Consultation Committee at the Canadian Solar Inc. plant in Guelph, Ontario. (Left to right)MNO Niagara Region Council President Derrick Pont, Giselle Legiehn, Bridget Brown, Leon Fleury, MNO Grand River Council President Cora Bunn, George Fleury, Graham Paradis, MNO Hamilton-Wentworth Council President
MNO citizen’s centennial honoured
Submitted by: MNO Vice-Chair Sharon McBride Alexander Boucher (middle) receiving his centennial certificate with MNO President Lipinski (left) and MNO Moon River Council President Lisa McCron (right). Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) citizen Alexander Boucher turned 100 years old in January this year. This landmark was celebrated at the recent MNO Moon River Métis Council
MNO Council reaches out to citizens
MNO Credit River Council hosts annual meeting By: Richard Cuddy, President of the MNO Credit River Métis Council MNO Credit River Métis Council members. (left to right) Back row: Murray Berger, Karen Derocher, David Neville, Jean-Marc Maheu, Senator Ray Bergie and Jim Tolles. Front row: Bill Morrison, President Richard Cuddy, Darlene Lent and Joyce Tolles.
Third annual Fergus Aboriginal Heritage Festival
By: Cora Bunn, President of the MNO Grand River Métis Council The MNO Grand River Métis Council booth at the Fergus Aboriginal Heritage Festival. The third annual Aboriginal Heritage Festival in Fergus was held April 19-20, at the Wellington County Museum and Archives. The Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council again played
MNO Credit River Council supports new Peel Charter
By: Richard Cuddy, President of the MNO Credit River Métis Council MNOCredit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy speaking at the Region of Peel Diversity and Inclusion Charter launch. On April 18, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Credit River Métis Council President Richard Cuddy and Senator Ray Bergie attended the launch of the Region
Councils participate in loom beading
Three MNO Councils participate in the art of loom beading Submitted by: Cora Bunn, President of the MNO Grand River Métis Council On April 27, the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Grand River Métis Council held a loom beading workshop in Guelph. Council Secretary/Treasurer Barbra Lair taught over 20 participants how to bead on a
Researching Métis War of 1812 involvement
From information submitted by: Ann Trudel and David Barratt of the MNO Navigating Employment Pathways Project in Sault Ste. Marie April Pine, Dan Pine, Paul McNab, and Gertrude Kehoe. The bicentennial of the War of 1812 has provided an impetus for learning more about Métis involvement in the war. Last year at the Métis Nation
Métis Fiddler Quartet headline event in Haliburton
By: Tracey Dale, MNO Community Wellness Coordinator and Tammy Hoover, MNO Healthy Babies Healthy Children Coordinator at the Bancroft office Members of the Métis Fiddler Quartet, (left to right) siblings Nicholas, Alyssa, Danton and Conlin Besbaere-Sawchuk. The Northern Lights Pavilion in Haliburton was the place to be on April 10 as the Métis Fiddler Quartet
Local Métis given rights update
Article originally posted by Fort Francis Times and can be viewed at: http://fftimes.com/node/258980 The time is coming for the federal government to find reconciliation with local Métis. That was the message delivered to the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Sunset Country Métis community Sunday during a meeting to update the implications of recent court decisions