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2008 2009 ANNUAL REPORT Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation Mission Statement The Ontario First Nations Technical We will strive to achieve our mission Services Corporation is the founding through: organization in Canada whose purpose is to provide technical and • Dedication to our roles and advisory services to all First Nations responsibilities as board members and staff in Ontario and to foster self reliance for our people. • Professional integrity • Honest and fair advice in our relationships with each other and our First Nations, and • Respect for all forms of life, the water and Mother Earth ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 Corporate Profile Ontario First Nations Technical and Government Services Canada as Services Corporation (OFNTSC) well as Human Resources and Social began operations in 1995, under a Development Canada. mandate from Ontario First Nations’ Chiefs in Assembly, to provide The corporation maintains strategic advisory and technical support alliances with other Aboriginal services to all 134 First Nations groups, including the Assembly in Ontario. OFNTSC also services of First Nations and the Chiefs of on 15 Tribal Councils, 6 Large First Ontario, provincial and municipal I Nations, 11 Southern Unaffiliated governments and professional rat First Nations and 12 Unaffiliated associations as necessary. First Nations in the Ontario north. corpo OFNTSC provides services through OFNTSC continues to foster a full complement of engineering knowledge based self-reliance for all and technical staff, as well as ces First Nations people through hands administrative, managerial and VI on training and advice as requested communications personnel, from ser while encouraging youth to pursue two service centres in Thunder Bay cal higher education in technology and and Toronto. I N engineering. H It provides technical and advisory tec OFNTSC pursues its efforts in support services for architecture, capacity building and technology capital project planning and ons transfer through renewed funding development, bulk fuel training, I agreements with Indian and operations and maintenance, fire nat Northern Affairs Canada. It also safety, environmental engineering, consults regularly with Canada water and wastewater quality and rst I Mortgage and Housing Corporation, housing. It also oversees training F Health Canada, Environment and certification processes, housing O I Canada and the Ministry of the code compliance inspection and Environment (Ontario), Public Works quality assurance initiatives. ontar 2008 2009 ANNUAL REPORT Content page 3 Our Communities 4 Board of Directors 5 President's Message 6 Executive Director's Message 7 Technical Manager's Report 8 Operations Manager's Report 9 Student Achievement Awards 1 1 Student Classic 13 Water and Wastewater 15 Circuit Rider Training Program: Water 17 Circuit Rider Training Program: Fuel 19 Environment 21 Fire and Safety 23 Housing 25 Infrastructure 27 Operations and Maintenance 29 Communications 31 13th Annual OFNTSC Conference and Tradeshow 34 Staff Directory 36 14th Annual OFNTSC Conference and Tradeshow / Student Classic Our Communities Unaffiliated Northern First Nations North Shore Tribal Council Biinjitiwabik Zaaging Anishinabek Garden River Gull Bay Mississauga #8 “The OFNTSC would Fort William Batchewana Kaishke Zaaging Anishinaabek Sagamok Anishinawbek like to acknowledge the Michipocoten Serpent River Mishkeegogamang Thessalon creation of Nokiiwin Ojibways of Pic River Whitefish Lake Pays Plat Tribal Council and Pic Mobert Red Rock United Chiefs and Councils of its representation on Manitoulin Keewaytinook Okimakanak Tribal M’Chigeeng( West Bay) the OFNTSC Board of Council Aundeck Omni Kaning Sheguiandah Deer Lake Directors, as of June Fort Severn Sheshegwaning Keewaywin Whitefish River 1/2009.” McDowell Lake Zhiibaahaasing North Spirit Lake Poplar Hill Waabnoog Bemjiwang Association of First Nations Anishinaabeg of Kabapikotawangag Shibogama First Nations Council Dokis Resources Kasabonika Henvey Inlet Anishinaabeg of Naongashing Wapekeka Magnetawan Wauzhushk Onigum Wawakapewin Nipissing Big Grassy River Wunnumin Lake Wahnapitae Northwest Angle #33 Kingfisher Lake Northwest Angle #37 Unaffiliated Southern First Nations Ojibways of Onigaming Windigo First Nations Council Shawanaga Bearskin Lake Temagami (Bear Island) Bimose Tribal Council Cat Lake Wasauksing(Parry Island) Eagle Lake Koocheching Weenusk Asubpeescheewagong Netum Anishinabek North Caribou Lake Wahta Mohawks Iskatewizaagegan # 39 Sachigo Lake Mississaugas of New Credit Lac Des Mille Lacs Slate Falls Nation Hiawatha Naotkamegwanning Whitewater Lake Curve lake Shoal Lake # 40 Chippewas of Saugeen Wabaseemoong Chippewas of Nawash Wabauskang Independent First Nations Alliance Algonquins of Pikwakanagan Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug Obashkanndagaang Muskrat Dam Ochiichagwe’Babigo’Ining Pikangikum Southern First Nations Secretariat Whitesand Caldwell Matawa First Nations Management Inc. Lac Seul Chippewas of Aamjiwnaang (Sarnia) Aroland Chippewas of Kettle and Stoney Point Constance Lake Mushkegowuk Tribal Council Chippewas of the Thames Eabametoong Attawapiskat Delaware Nation (Moravian) Ginnogaming Chapleau Cree Munsee-Delaware Nation Long Lake#58 Fort Albany Oneida Nation of the Thames Marten Falls Kashechewan Neskantaga Missanabie Cree Ogemawahj Tribal Council Nibinamik Moose Cree Chippewas of Beausoleil Webequie Taykwa Tagamou Chippewas of Georgina Island Mnjikaning Pwi-Di-Goo-Zhing Ne Yaa-Zhing Wabun Tribal Council Mississaugas of Alderville Tribal Council Beaverhouse Mississaugas of Scugog Island Couchiching Brunswick House Pottawatomi of Moose Deer Point Lac La Croix Chapleau Ojibwe Naicatchewenin Matachewan Large First Nations Nicickousemenecaning Mattagmi Bkwejwanong Territory (Walpole Island) Rainy River Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Seine River Wahgoshig Flying Post Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte ANNUAL REPORT Stanjikoming2008-2009 Sandy Lake Six Nations of the Grand River Territory Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve 3 Board of Directors Wesley Bova, Kevin Debassige, Jason Batise, Scott Maracle, Secretary President Vice President Treasurer Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte Matawa First United Chiefs & Councils Wabun Tribal Council Nations Management Doug McKenzie, Jay Benedict, Keith J. Maracle, David Gordon, Executive Committee Member Executive Committee Member Executive Committee Member Executive Committee Member Temagami First Nation Mohawk Council of Akwesasne Ogemawahj Tribal Council Lac Seul First Nation on I Patrick Isaac Richard Habinski, Derek Hill Jackie Hall Bkwejwang Territory rat Executive Committee Member Six Nations of the Mushkegowuk Windigo First Nations Council Grand River Territory Tribal Council corpo ces VI Chief Lyle Sayers ser North Shore Tribal Council Mathew Hoppe William Assinewai Randy Roy Shibogama First Nations Wikwemikong Unceded Waabnoong Bemjiwang cal Council First Nation Association of First Nations I N H tec ons Tim Bannon I Fort William First Nation nat Jerry Lavalley Joe C. Meekis Travis Duncan Algonquins of Sandy Lake First Nation Independent First Pikwakanagan First Nation Nations Alliance rst I F O I Paul Seguin Nokiiwin Tribal Council Inc ontar VACANT Peter Campbell Dean Bethune Eugene McPherson Bimose Tribal Council Keewaytinook Okimakanak Pwi-Di-Goo-Zing Anishinabek of Tribal Council Ne-Yaa-Zhing Kabaspikotawangag VACANT Resource Council Southern First Nations Secretariat 4 President's Message Ontario First Nations Technical The website also has a discussion Services Corporation (OFNTSC) forum to facilitate open dialogue on Board of Directors, management issues and concerns amongst First and staff endeavor to strengthen Nations communities. I encourage and increase the technical capacity and invite you to visit our site and of First Nations people. provide feedback or suggestions for improvement. Recent changes have the Corporation in line with our latest strategic plan In addition to facilitating additional and recent organizational review. dialogue within the First Nations Organizational restructuring community, the corporation has improved efficiency of the continually seeks to improve our organization and continuity of partnerships and relationships service across the province. with external agencies in efforts to improve existing services and to A significant component, that will create new ones. vastly improve the awareness of the corporation and its ability to We are dedicated to the advancement meet First Nation’s needs, will of First Nations and our efforts will come from the recently developed remain diligent to the task. and implemented communications 2 0 0 9 strategy. This strategy utilizes a web Sincerely, based approach ensuring up to date 2 0 0 8 - information regarding all aspects of Wesley Bova, P.Eng. our operations and is provided on President our corporate website: eport R www.ofntsc.org nnual A 5 Executive Director's Message We are pleased to present our We have been fortunate in having a Annual Report for the 2008-2009 stable staffing compliment through operating year. We are proud of most of the year. We can only be as the accomplishments of our staff as successful as a Corporation, as our they provide services to improve the staff is individually and collectively. lives of First Nations people living on I also would like to thank our Reserves in Ontario. Executive Committee and our Board of Directors for their leadership and Our focus this year has been on strong support through the past delivering our
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