Band Office

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Band Office Rd Wabaseemoong Band Office
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations
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807-927-2000
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807-927-2061
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Toll-Free: 1-888-310-1122
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Fax: 807-927-2071
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Mon-Fri 8:30 am-12 noon, 1 pm-4:30 pm

Application

Call for information

Eligibility - Population(s) Served

Members of Wabaseemoong (Whitedog) Independent Nations

Fees

None

Contacts

Cynthia Cameron Swain - Band Council Secretary
807-927-2000 Ext 253 * secretary_cameron@hotmail.com
Wayne Randolph Scott - Chief
waylonsc@yahoo.com

Languages

English

Language Note

Cree, Ojibway; available upon request

Accessibility

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Description of Services:

Functions as the governing office for the community; oversees all community programs, services and facilities

Activities and services for community members also include but are not limited to the following:
  • Child and Family Services provided independently under the direction of Anishinaabe Abinoojii Family Services
  • Hospital services available at Lake of the Woods District Hospital in Kenora
  • Ontario First Nation Policing arrangements through Wabaseemoong Police Station, Treaty #3 Police Services; Wabaseemoong Patrol Zone ph: 807-927-2085, fax: 807-927-2235
  • Provides the Whitedog Post Office
  • Offers a Resource Centre which serves as a youth drop-in centre
  • Provides a community water tower and treatment facility
  • Participates in partnerships with Wincrief Homes and Miisun forest management
  • Administers Mizhakiiwetung Memorial School for students from K-Grade 12 and the Wabaseemoong Independent Nation Day Care Centre
  • Offers the Wab Shki Biney Seek Calai Health Centre
  • Community members severely affected in 1960's-70's by mercury poisoning; federal gov't funding of $19.5 million announced in Sep 2020 for health facility for community members with mercury poisoning


Services and Programs:

Last updated: Jul 25, 2024: Suggest an edit