2013 Community Profile & Asset Inventory Animbigoo Zaagi'igan Anishnabek Prepared by: Crupi Consulting Group 577 Eleventh Avenue Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2R5 www.crupi.biz i | P a g e Table of Contents PROFILE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................... 1 ECONOMIC STRATEGIES & SERVICES .............................................................................................. 2 ECONOMIC PLANS & SERVICES ................................................................................................................. 2 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ................................................................................................................... 3 INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES .................................................................................................................. 3 POPULATION & LABOUR FORCE ..................................................................................................... 6 POPULATION BY AGE & FAMILY INCOME .................................................................................................... 6 INVESTMENT RESOURCES .............................................................................................................. 7 FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN SUMMARY OF LAKE NIPIGON FOREST ................................................................ 7 FOREST DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................. 8 CURRENT SITES WITH POWER POTENTIAL (MACDIARMID/BEARDMORE AREA) ................................................. 9 RENEWABLE ENERGY ............................................................................................................................ 10 MINES IN ONTARIO ............................................................................................................................. 11 MINES: POTENTIAL MINERALS SITES IN ONTARIO ...................................................................................... 11 POPULATION & EDUCATION .................................................................................................................. 12 POPULATION & LABOUR FORCE ............................................................................................................. 12 LABOUR FORCE BY INDUSTRY ................................................................................................................. 13 WAGE RATES AND BENEFITS BY OCCUPATION ............................................................................. 14 MAJOR EMPLOYERS ..................................................................................................................... 15 PRIVATE SECTOR ................................................................................................................................. 15 PUBLIC SECTOR ................................................................................................................................... 16 REAL ESTATE ................................................................................................................................ 17 HOUSING PRICES ................................................................................................................................. 17 INDUSTRIAL PARKS............................................................................................................................... 18 REALTY COSTS .................................................................................................................................... 19 INCENTIVES FOR REDEVELOPMENT .......................................................................................................... 20 UTILITIES ...................................................................................................................................... 21 WATER RATES & SEWAGE..................................................................................................................... 21 GAS PRICES ........................................................................................................................................ 22 ELECTRICITY PRICES.............................................................................................................................. 23 TRANSPORTATION / COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE ......................................................... 26 COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE ....................................................................................................... 26 MEDIA .............................................................................................................................................. 27 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ...................................................................................................................... 28 RAILWAYS & INTERMODAL .................................................................................................................... 29 HIGHWAYS & PORTS ............................................................................................................................ 30 i | P a g e REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE .................................................................................................................. 31 DISTANCE TO MARKETS ........................................................................................................................ 32 QUALITY OF LIFE .......................................................................................................................... 33 LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ....................................................................................................................... 33 TRAINING PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................................... 34 CULTURE, HEALTH & PUBLIC SAFETY ....................................................................................................... 34 RECREATION ....................................................................................................................................... 37 CLIMATE ...................................................................................................................................... 39 GOVERNANCE .............................................................................................................................. 40 BAND ADMINISTRATION CONTACTS ........................................................................................................ 40 COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................... 41 COMMUNITY BUILDINGS ....................................................................................................................... 41 TREATY INFORMATION ................................................................................................................ 42 HISTORY OF THE ROBINSON SUPERIOR TREATY .......................................................................................... 42 LAKE NIPIGON RESERVE NEGOTIATIONS ................................................................................................... 42 LAKE NIPIGON INDIAN RESERVE MAP ...................................................................................................... 43 DRAFT LAND USE PLANS ....................................................................................................................... 44 PROFILE SUMMARY Community: Animbigoo Zaagi'igan Anishinabek (Lake Nipigon First Nation) Band #: 194 Description: Animbiigoo Zaagi’igan Anishinaabek (aka Lake Nipigon First Nation: AZA) received their land base in 2008 through the Robinson-Superior Treaty. It is located along highway 11 within the Greenstone area. The Reserve is 12 sq km of undeveloped land, therefore; the AZA members are dispersed across Northwest Ontario, primarily in the northeast quadrant of Lake Nipigon and Thunder Bay, around the communities of Ombabika and Auden. AZA is preparing for *Education Attainment: (AZA statistics 2011) the establishment of their Reserve Apprenticeship or trade certificate or community at Partridge Lake with the diploma: 3 completion of their Comprehensive College, CEGEP or other non-university Community Plan and Land Use Plan in 2012. certificate or degree: 11 University certificate, diploma or degree: 9 Population: 398 (AZA statistics 2011) (*Statistics based on survey of 103 AZA *Labour Force: (AZA statistics 2011) members) Total In labour force: 90 Total Out of labour Force: 13 Number of Doctors: 1 Total Employed: 56 Number of Dentist: 0 Total Unemployed: 34 (*Statistics based on survey of 103 AZA Contact: Joe Donio/Alice Sasines members) Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Top 5 Employers: Telephone: (807) 875-2785 1. Animbigoo Zaagi igan Anishinabek Band Toll Free: 1-877-669-6606 Office Address: 204 Main St. PO Box 120 2. Ombabika Resources Beardmore,ON P0T1G0 3. Lake Nipigon Health/Niminoo Ayaa Fax: (807) 875-2786 4. Dilico Anishinabek Family Care URL: www.aza.ca 5. Indian and Northern Affairs Canada *Census family income in 2005 of economic families: (AZA statistics 2011) Average Estimated family Income $:$50,000 (*Statistics based on survey of 103 AZA members) 1 | P a g e Economic Strategies & Services Economic Plans & Services Compiled By: Crupi Consulting Group Updated: May 2013 Services for Business: 1 Animbiigoosagagun Economic Development